Jury The importance of the presence of a jury within the courts, is that they decide whether a person is guilty by determining the facts of a case. Before jury service begins within the Criminal Justice System , each juror must take an oath confirming that they will ‘faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence’. If a juror fails to deliver a verdict, this is classed as contempt of court. This instigates the belief that jurors will act appropriately and fairly to deliver the right verdict based on the facts of the case. Another benefit of the jury in the Criminal Justice System is that jurors are selected at random. The selection process has three stages; it begins with an officer from the court, summoning …show more content…
Previously, before the JSB was established, the training of judges was minimal. The Judicial Studies Boards have three main focuses. These compromise of: training for new judicial office holders, continued professional education to develop the skills and knowledge of existing judicial office holders, and to deliver change and modernisation by ‘identifying training needs and providing training programmes to support major changes to legislation and the administration of justice.’ The JSB is responsible for providing training to judges that work full time and part time. One of the key philosophies of the Judicial Studies Board is that the training they provide is done so by judges, for judges. Four training committees are responsible training requirements as they differ for different jurisdictions. The Judicial Training Committee provides the training programmes for Circuit and District judges, as well as supervising training in civil, family and criminal areas. The Magisterial Committee oversees the training of newly elected chairmen of the magistrates benches, along with induction and continuation training for senior district judges, and regular district judges in the magistrates court . The Magisterial committee is also responsible for the …show more content…
The range of sentences aim to achieve a number of different goals. These sentences and goals will be explored in order to understand how the Criminal Justice System treats offenders, and what types of sentences can be issued to them, and what the Criminal Justice System is trying to achieve. The Sentencing Council, holds the responsibility of monitoring the sentencing guidelines with their primary aim focusing on ensuring a greater level of consistency in sentencing across England and Wales. Sentencing guidelines also help judges and magistrates apply an appropriate sentence to a offence. Sentences imposed on offenders, aim to reflect the crime committed and also reflect the seriousness of the crime they have committed. Sentencing guidelines are available for a majority of offences that are dealt with by the Magistrates court, and for most offences brought to the Crown