Practices, policies and procedures that influence juror satisfaction in Australia : report to the Criminology Research Council, July 2007/ Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Neil Brewer, Jonathan Clough, Jacqueline Horan, James R.P. Ogloff, David Tait, Jessica Pratley.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008.

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Jury Australia.

1. Introduction

Perceptions of the criminal justice system

Juror satisfaction

Aims of this research

2. Method

Legislative analysis

Communications with prospective jurors

Stakeholder interviews

Assessment of jury facilities

Community survey

Survey of jurors who appeared at court but were not empanelled

Survey of empanelled jurors

Analysis and reporting of quantitative results

Ethics approval

3. Legislative analysis

Jury selection

Distance travelled

Employment-related issues

Security of employment

The jury selection process

Jury management during the trial

Verdict

Summary

4. Communications with prospective jurors

Overview of information provided to jurors

Analysis of pre-orientation and orientation materials

Readability analysis

Amount of information provided to jurors

Conclusions

Interviews with stakeholders

Introduction

Jury management and orientation procedures

Jury representativeness

Support for jurors

Enhancement of the jury experience

Stakeholder confidence in the criminal justice system

Conclusions

Assessment of jury facilities

Introduction

Descriptions of court facilities and amenities

Assessment of the court facilities and amenities

Juror perceptions of court buildings

Conclusions and recommendations

5. Survey results

Participants

Community perceptions of jury service

Preparing for jury duty

The jury environment

Understanding the trial

Working conditions

The effect of jury experience

Conclusions

6. Conclusions and recommendations

Summary of major findings

Limitations of the study

Directions for future research

Conclusion

Recommendations.

Although jury trials account for only a small proportion of criminal matters, juries help to promote fairness within the criminal justice system and are an integral part of the administration of justice. In 2005 the Criminology Research Council commissioned a study into juror satisfaction in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The report highlights a range of issues regarding the jury system and processes. These include community perceptions, juror information and jury management during and after trials. It makes a number of recommendations for improving the practices, policies and procedures that affect juror satisfaction. - Abstract.

Contains bibliographical references.

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