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?

In recent years, the development of laws have become increasingly exposed and several people make criticisms of

this

innovation. While British and Australian laws and regulations have claimed that there is no right to access a

defendant

's criminal

history

, other lawyers had opinions that the jury should be given before the

result

about the

case

will be made. I strongly disagree that past criminal records need to be discovered and I will explain the reasons in the following paragraphs.

To begin

with, there are

clearly

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reasons why the information about the

defendant

’s

history

should not be shown. People should not judge others by their past because it can not be

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proof to make a decision in the present.

For example

, a study by Oxford University found that 80% of defendants in the UK committed

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the crime

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crime

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because of any factors in life

such

as economy, revenge, and personal problems.

In addition

,

jury

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should be made for the present

case

and it can be more calculative to the

result

rather than define the

history

of defendants.

Furthermore

, since lawyers had

this

idea to reach the

defendant

's past

history

in order to have a more valuable

result

of the

case

, there is a misconception about

this

statement.

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,

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study from Warwick University, more than 60% of criminal records in the UK and Australia found their decision to the

defendant

based on the current investigation and it was not influenced by the

defendant

's past life activities

such

as job, hobbies, or even family issues. In conclusion, a

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past criminal records or

history

should not be the main source to support

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judgement. To get

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better

result

of

someone

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case

, it is better to make observations about the current situation, to make it clear.