Assignment:DEPARTMENT OF LAW, CRIMINOLOGY & COMMUNITY JUSTICE
'it is simply wrong in principle for an expert to fail to set out the way in which he has reached his conclusion in his report....using a Bayesian approach...to formulate opinions placed before a jury without that process being disclosed and debated in court is contrary to principles of open justice.
R v T [2011] 1 Cr. App. R. 9 [at 108].
Describe, and critically analyse, how successful criminal courts have been in understanding the Bayesian approach. Consider how experts can utilise case management to fully develop, and clarify, their reasoning.
Assessment criteria:
1. Demonstrate an ability to identify, and apply, relevant legal authorities.
2. Demonstrate an ability to devise, and sustain, legal argument with law in support.
3. Use legal methodology to understand criminal litigation and present logical arguments.
4. Demonstrate an ability to use law to make, and justify, decisions from factually incomplete, and ambiguous, scenarios.
5. Write using clear, concise English.
6. Reference work consistently.
Please Note:
• The word limit for this assignment is 3000 words. The word limit does NOT apply, however, to materials listed in your bibliography, table of cases or table of statutes, or footnotes. Only references should be placed in your footnotes, (case citations, statutes, journal articles etc). Any additional material in your footnotes other than the above will be disregarded by your marker. If you are using Harvard referencing then these references need NOT be included in your word count.
• Please state the number of words used at the end of the assignment.
• Please double-space to facilitate annotation.