Under British and Australian laws a jury in a criminal case has no access to information about the defendant’s past criminal record. This protects the person who is being accused of the crime. Some lawyers have suggested that this practice should be changed and that a jury should be given all the past facts before they reach their decision about the case. Do you agree or disagree?

In England and Australia, juries are not granted access to personal criminal records in order to protect the accused’s policy.

However

, some lawyers believe that having certain information about defendants could allow them to pronounce more accurate verdicts. I side with

this

view as it benefits both the bench and people who breach the laws for self-

defense

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defence

. On juries’ side, they may have a more objective judgment if they have past records of the criminal. Previous histories are necessary to decide the severity of punishment. They provide insights into social background, educational level and mental health which are vital to assess one’s dangerousness and

therefore

, the jury could judge the criminal more precisely.

For example

, repeat offenders

such

as serial murderers or rapists should gain a stringent

punishment whereas

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punishment, whereas

people who commit crime under

unfavorable

not encouraging or approving or pleasing

unfavourable

circumstances should be treated more leniently. Self-defenders

also

benefit from

this

practice. When their records are taken into considerations, they are less likely to be misjudged.

For instance

, a girl may commit murder in order to protect herself from being raped. In

this

case, if there was no evidence to prove her self-

defense

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, she would be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalties.

However

, a clean history may be a persuasive proof that she didn’t murder intentionally,

thus

, punishment on her would be reduced. In conclusion, juries should be aware of

criminal’s

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criminal

past records in order to make

judgment

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a judgment

judgments

the judgment

without flaws.

This

is advantageous not only to the

jury but

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jury, but

also

to people who commit crime for

defense

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

defence

.