A jury is a group of citizens, randomly selected from the electoral roll, whose task is to determine guilt or innocence based on the evidence presented. The Jury Act 1977 (NSW) sets out the purpose of juries and some legal issues, such as verdicts and the right of the defense and prosecution to challenge jurors. The jury system is able to reflect the moral and ethical standards of society as community members ultimately decide whether the person is guilty or innocent. The creation of the Jury Amendment Act 2006 (NSW) allowed the criminal trial to better represent the standards of society as it allowed for majority verdicts of 11-1 or 10-2, which also allowed the courts to be more efficient in terms of resources. Majority verdicts still ensure that a fair result is achieved as they are only used if there is a hung jury and there has been considerable deliberation. However, the role of the media is often criticized in relation to ensuring that jurors remain impartial, as highlighted in the media article “Independent Juries” (SMH, 2001), and the extensive account of R v Gittany 2013 supports the arguments made in the case media article. Therefore, the jury system is moderately effective in reflecting the moral and ethical standards of society, as it is resource efficient and achieves fair results, but the influence of the media reduces its effectiveness. In closing, the criminal process was able to reflect the moral and ethical standards of society. to a large extent the morals and ethics of society, despite the few limitations that hinder its effectiveness. Moral and ethical standards have indeed been reflected to a large extent in the areas of adversarial system, appeal system, legal aid and jury