Research 3

Source:

About Jury Service

http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/JuryService/about-jury-service.aspx

My Topic:
Civic participation in Criminal Trials should exist.

What I hope to learn from this source:
I want to find the information about the jury system which is implemented in America.

Notes:
1. Selection of Jurors - 
  -random selection from lists of registered voters, or combined lists of voters and people with drivers licenses.
  -reviewing the questionnaires.
  -the court randomly selects individuals to be summoned to appear for jury duty.
  -questions to determine their suitability to serve on the jury, a process called voir dire.

 2.Petit (Trial) Jury
   - A civil petit jury is typically made up of 6 to 12 persons
   -role in civil trial : to listen to the evidence presented at a trial, to decide whether the defendant injured the plaintiff or otherwise failed to fulfill a legal duty to the plaintiff, and to determine what the compensation or penalty should be
    -role in criminal trial : decide whether the defendant committed the crime as charged. The sentence usually is set by a judge.

Final Thoughts:
This source is good to know the process of selecting the jurors in American trials. As the civic participation in criminal trials was derived from the jury system of America, I thought that I can use this source to comparing two systems. Especially, I was shocked to the fact that in America, they select the jurors randomly (it is same as Korea) and do more process to determine their suitability. I think they consider jury's role more important than us. This fact can be used to support the opponents opinion (we can't believe the jury's suitability)