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...They’re not always that helpful to us, but again, we can’t complain,” says Joseph P. Resnek ’11, a captain of the Harvard Mock Trial Association. “What are they going to do, help all 10,000 groups on campus...
...Others claim that Venables’s rehabilitation clearly failed, so he no longer deserves the protection awarded by his veiled identity. However, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has refused to reveal the offense, for fear of revealing Venables’s identity and preventing the opportunity for a fair trial. The case is not typical of any justice system, and should Venables’s new crime be revealed, the resulting hype will likely limit the possibility of a fair trial by an unprejudiced jury...
...adults crowding around the court, where they banged on the children’s van, thirsty for retribution. Similarly, the desire for information about the new crime of an ex-convict seems to be a product of natural but legally unreasonable anger. Comparably strong emotions affected the original trial, and the European Court of Human Rights later ruled that the high scrutiny and “incomprehensible and intimidating” adult court structure for a child of 11 meant that the trial was not a fair...
...also important to consider the purposes of prison: punishment, protection, and rehabilitation. Children have a greater chance of rehabilitation and are also more helplessly embroiled in a traumatic home life (both were from lower-class, violent families) than most criminals. As such, 10-year-olds should face the same trial structure as all criminals, but as with all mitigating factors, their age and social vulnerability should be taken into account...
Unfortunately, regardless of whether information about Venables’s re-arrest is revealed, it’s uncertain whether a fair trial is possible. Past criminal activity is often pertinent to court cases, and, if the jury learns of his true identity, it seems unlikely that an impartial trial will prevail. According to legal justice, Venables’s previous murder should be taken into account upon new offences but not his shocking age at the time it was committed. The realistic truth is that child criminals shake the bedrocks of society, and typical legal lines don?...