Watching Law & Order, you see how prosecution works, at least on a surface level, but how is it different in the U.K.? Or is it more or less the same?

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    Generally, they’re struggling with the same issues of being severely under-staffed and under-funded to the point where they can’t really function without a “McJustice” style system. They recently stopped are considering ending jury trials for sentences less than 3 years.** You only get a judge. However, the UK has MUCH shorter sentences than the US (because American long sentences are outside the global norm and generally just irrational). The average length of a sentence to jail is under 2 years, so most people will never get a jury trial.

    Also, unlike in the US, law graduates require a “pupilage” position under someone else before they’re allowed to practice, and only about 5-10% of law grads receive them.