... democratic values, the inefficiencies found in juries ultimately question the democratic foundation that first brought them into the legal system. However, before one can properly analyse whether juries deliver adequate justice we must first ask ourselves, what is justice? Wrightman, Nietzel, and Fortune, authors of Psychology and the Legal System, define justice quite simply and effectively as: 'fairness'. They suggest, "Justice is an outcome of the process in which people receive what they deserve or are due."4 Therefore, justice ultimately may be interpreted as receiving proper and fair treatment under the rule of law. If a defendant is suspected of a crime, he/she should be treated without biases and should receive a conviction that fits the crime and is reliant on the fact of the case. However, the key question is: can juries deliver this type of justice or are they unable to separate fact from fiction? In order to fully ...

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