Students will choose one of the coursework titles below for their Term One assessmentand will please specify their chosen title at the beginning of their coursework. Students are not permitted to deviate from these titles without prior written approval fromthe Module Leader. Critically analyse the trial by jury system in criminal cases and consider possibleproposals for reform. Critically evaluate the aims of imprisonment and the competing political forcesbetween incarceration and community based punishments. Critically assess whether the lay magistracy should be replaced entirely with1 judges in criminal cases. Critical analyse the extent to which the Crown Prosecution Service is effective inprosecuting those suspected of committing offences. Critically assess the role of the Judicial Appointments Commission in increasingjudicial diversity and consider what further steps could be taken to increase this. Critically analyse the role of online courts in civil cases in light of the BriggsReview. Critically analyse the impact of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment ofOffenders Act 2012 on the number of litigants in person in civil cases.You are advised to: Avoid description of the content of material referred to critical evaluation isrequired where specified.Work should be referenced in OSCOLA style. The link below is to the library guidance on referencing and it is recommended you use these resources to ensure your references are in the correct format. http://www.hud.ac.uk/library/finding-info/informationskills/evaluation/referencing/ Read widely from textbooks, journals and authoritative commentaries in forming your views as well as Government reports and statistics. Refer back to your tutorial work and notes where you have covered key issues and developed critical argument that is relevant to the requirement ofthis assessment.Pay close attention to the Assessment Criteria at the end of this document this lists general assessment criteria and specific criteria to the requirements of this assignment. These criteria will be used to inform your electronic feedback on your marked assignment.Use the University Referencing guide which is OSCOLA. Note that poorly referenced material will lose you marks (make sure you consult the Learning Development Group Tutors on level 1 of the Business School for any additional help needed). You can access OSCOLA via Brightspace by clicking on the Library button to access the easy to use online guide.Do not exceed the word limit
