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7. Translate the text in the written form. Jury service

The right to trial by a jury of our fellow citizens is one of our most important rights and is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. By serving on a jury, then, you are helping to guarantee one of our most important freedoms.

Your job as a juror is to listen to all the evidence presented at trial and to ‘decide the facts’ – that is, to decide what really happened. The judge, on the other hand, ‘decides the law’ – that is, makes decisions on legal issues that come up during the trial. For example, the judge may have to decide whether you and other jurors may hear certain evidence or whether one lawyer may ask a witness a certain question. You should not try to decide these legal issues, sometimes you will even be asked to leave the courtroom while they are being decided. Both your job and that of the judge must be done well if our system of trial by jury is to work. In order to do your job you do not need any special knowledge or ability. It is enough that you keep an open mind, concentrate on the evidence being presented, use your common sense, and be fair and honest. Finally, you should not be influenced by sympathy or prejudice: it is vital that you be impartial with regard to all people and all ideas.

8. Give the Russian equivalents of the following.

Trial by jury, fellow citizens, to listen to the evidence, judge, legal issues, evidence, lawyer, witness, courtroom, to keep an open mind, common sense, fair and honest, sympathy, prejudice, to be impartial.

9. Answer the following questions.

  1. What is the job of a juror?

  2. What is the job of a judge?

  3. What qualities should a good juror have?

  4. Do you need speciale knowledge or ability to work as a juror?

  5. Who decides whether a lawyer may ask a witness a certain question at the trial?

10. Put in the missed words and translate the sentences.

1. The right to trial by jury is one of the most (важных) rights and is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

2. It is enough that you keep an open mind, concentrate on the (свидетельские показания, улики) being presented, use your (здравый) sense, and be fair and honest

3.You should not try to decide (вопросы права).

4. It is vital that you be (беспристрастный) with regard to all people and all ideas.

5. The judge may have to decide whether you and other (присяжные) may hear certain evidence or whether one (адвокат) may ask a (свидетель) a certain question.

11. Write down the sentences. Point out the tense and form of the detatched verbs.

1. In most criminal justice systems the majority of offenders are dealt with by means other than custody.

2. The electronic monitoring system generally requires the offender to wear an electronic bracelet around his ankle or wrist.

3. The policy is apparently paying dividents: crime is certainly climbing much more slowly in the Netherlands than in all other countries.

4. Practically all prisons in England have physical education facilities.

5. Hostellers will be working in the outside community and returning to the hostel each evening.

6. In the past local prisons were used as pre-release centres.