Justice
Curator: Alex HellingDebate ID: 286 Bibliography: <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1979.tb01567.x/abstract"> Baldwin, John and Michael McConville. Jury Trials....
View ArticleThis House would strike out three-strikes laws
Crafted in response to rising crime rates and high rates of recidivism, mandatory sentencing laws targeting repeat offenders began to appear during the early 1990s. In order to ensure that serious...
View ArticleThis House would disclose previous convictions in court
Under the status quo in most English-speaking jurisdictions, a defendant’s previous convictions cannot be brought up in court until after the jury has given its verdict. This includes Scotland[1],...
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