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Evidence (Bamber) - Bias - Correct Answers Police were bias in their collection of evidence (entry method) and some key evidence was not used that may have found Bamber innocent (phone logs) Evidence (Bamber) - Opinion - Correct Answers The public's suspicions were raised after the victim's funerals. Newspaper articles were published detailing false stories about Bamber. Multiple documentaries have since been published siding with the opinion that Bamber was guilty (ITV's White House Farm) Evidence (Bamber) - Circumstances - Correct Answers Sheila's schizophrenia was first but down as the blame for a manic episode, causing her to kill her family. However the fact that Bamber was to inherit the family's fortune and also the fact that he was the one to raise the alarm through the phone (by calling the police station instead of 999), raised suspicion towards Jeremey's innocence Evidence (Bamber) - Accuracy - Correct Answers There was little to no forensic evidence, meaning that it was likely that the jury was not beyond reasonable doubt that Jeremey was guilty Trial Transcripts - Circumstances - Correct Answers Words spoken any be muffled or affected by noise levels in court Trial Transcripts - Currency - Correct Answers Since 2012, digital recorded have replaced trial transcripts which capture every spoken word at the exact time it is spoken Trial Transcripts - Accuracy - Correct Answers Highly accurate, unbiased accounts of words spoken in court Media Reports - Bias - Correct Answers Papers are often politically bias (Sun: right wing, Mirror: left wing) Media Reports - Opinion - Correct Answers Newspapers publish their own opinions of stories Media Reports - Circumstances - Correct Answers BBC reports are said to be influenced by the Gov' of the day Media Reports - Accuracy - Correct Answers Stereotyping of subjects and moral panics that exaggerate and distort events lower the accuracy Judgements - Bias - Correct Answers Pinochet: judged by Lord Hoffman who was a chair of Amnesty International (against Pinochet's actions). Therefore there was a conflict of interest in the trial Judgements - Opinion - Correct Answers Opinions of jurors and judges affect judgements (racial bias, gender bias, class bias) Judgements - Circumstances - Correct Answers World issues will be taken into account in judgements (Kyle Rittenhouse) Law Reports - Bias - Correct Answers Objective, unbiased reports of the facts of the case Law Reports - Opinion - Correct Answers There is the opinion if the court, but no opinion of those who write the reports Law Reports - Currency - Correct Answers Details are up to date and often published on a weekly basis Law Reports - Accuracy - Correct Answers Each transcript of judgements with important key details written in standard format