Under British and Australian laws a jury in a criminal case has no access to information about the defendant's past criminal record. This protects the person who is being accused of the crime. Some lawyers have suggested that this practice should be changed and that a jury should be given all the past facts before they reach their decision about the case. Do you agree or disagree?
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In British and Australia, a
judge
can't
get permission to know the previous criminal history
of the accused person which resulted in the protection of the defendant. Consequently
, it is suggested by some lawyers that this
culture ought to be changed and a judge
should be provided all the previous records before achieving their final comment about the case. In my opinion, I also
agreed with the suggestion given by some judges.
On one hand, the court doesn't
give access to past information of defendants to the Judge
to make a final decision
. Sometimes past events may affect the judge
's negative views and thinking ability on the people who accused of the case but actually he/she not. For instance
, suppose a person who was involved with a crime
before coincidently but this
person doesn't
commit any crime
at this
time. In this
scenario, if a judge
takes the decision
based on the previous history
, it might be inaccurate and punish an innocent one. However
, know the other crimes would help the judge
sometimes to give a more precise decision
and prevent misunderstandings.
On the other hand
, it is perceived by some judges that they must need to know the past facts to make a final decision
about the accused people. Although
the decision
should be based on the present crime
and present laws rules, sometimes it is really difficult to know the nature of accused people without knowing his/her past crime
. For example
, suppose a robbery has been done by a group of the gang in a country but the police couldn't
catch them at the spot. In this
case, the judge
must need to know the previous history
of these types of crimes to make a final decision
.
In conclusion, there are different ideas in court and laws where a judge
can play a role based on the situation. Nevertheless
, knowing the past history
is the most important part to make a final decision
about a crime
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