Do they get offered counselling for some of the images they may have to look at or listening to harrowing details.What if they can't cope with it?
2007-02-11 07:10:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Actually, some courts do offer this service after particularly high profile and/or stressful trials. In 2000, the King County Superior court (Seattle, WA) juror debriefing program was evaluated by the National Center for State Courts and found to be a model for other jurisdictions to follow.
In addition to this program, the county court in Milledgeville, GA has a program conducted by the Victims Assistance Program personnel and the state of Kentucky has a psychiatrist on retainer to conduct debriefing at request of the state.
2007-02-11 07:24:14 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The jury selection process ought to be done carefully enough to eliminate anyone who is too sensitive to cope with the information or images that will be presented at the trial. The lawyers for prosecution and defense are supposed to be screening for jurors who will be able to sit through the proceedings and understand the evidence, without strong opinions one way or the other on the major issue of the trial. If a prospective juror from the pool seems unable to deal with the awful details, he or she is dismissed from consideration. I know from my time on a jury that we were carefully screened on our opinions about gun control laws because a gun had been used in the crime.
2007-02-11 07:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the UK no.It is an intresting question though in 30years working with the court system I had never considered it before but it sounds reasonable to offer help if it is requested after all it seems any help the accused wants is only too freely given
2007-02-11 22:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have liked to have done jury service. I just did not open the post/invitation. Just looked like a spam posting and I put in the pile of unopened junk post.
2007-02-11 08:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Perseus 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are picked for jury duty, especially for that kind of case, they are always very picking when deciding what jurors to keep and what ones to let go. If your biased against certain issues, or can't cope with some things, You might not even be picked so I wouldn't worry about it.
2007-02-11 07:20:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You'd have thought so wouldn't you?
I did work experience with the police when i was about 14 and they were showing all us school kids graphic photos of an 80 year old woman who had shot herself- nice and responsible, well done PC plod
2007-02-11 07:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Icarus 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No they don't. And I can tell you from personal experience that holding someone's life in your hand as a juror is a very, very difficult thing to go through.
2007-02-11 07:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by kathy059 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You must sacrifice yourself in the interests of your country.
2007-02-11 07:14:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋