What happened to trial by jury? - Suja A. Thomas
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In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases
and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury
systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And
could the disappearance of juries be a good thing? Suja A. Thomas
explores both sides of this dilemma.
Juries can decide cases. Describe another entity that can decide cases instead of juries and consider why this body can either preferable or not preferable to a jury.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Suja A. Thomas
- Director Hernando Bahamon
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Animator Miguel Otálora
- Compositor Jorge Jaramillo
- Composer Manuel Borda
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
