In France, criminal trials typically involve juries. Many judges tend to be overly and blindly reliant on expert testimony (often biased and unscientific in spe

In France, criminal trials typically involve juries. Many judges tend to be overly and blindly reliant on expert testimony (often biased and unscientific in specific cases such as suspicions of child abuse) whereas juries can be more open minded in general. Acquittals in criminal cases where the evidence was very weak have been mostly obtained with juries. However, the French government is now increasingly pushing for the replacement of juries by judges ("cours criminelles"), in some criminal cases, particularly child abuse ones. Acquittals are becoming harder to obtain in these cases.