Scrapping juries in rape trials risks rise in miscarriages of justice | Hannah Quirk

There is no evidence juries are failing their duty. Abolishing them could increase pressure on judges to boost conviction rates Ann Coffey MP is the latest to suggest that "rape myths" that play down the seriousness of sexual violence are leading jurors to acquit too many defendants, and suggested that rape trials should thus be decided without them. Clearly there is a problem of sexual violence. There is, however, no evidence to suggest that dismantling defendants' right to a jury trial would i...