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The Missing American Jury
Author | : Suja A. Thomas |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1107055652 |
This book explores why juries have declined in power and how the federal government and the states have taken the jury's authority.
We, the Jury
Author | : Jeffrey B. Abramson |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780674004306 |
This magisterial book explores fascinating cases from American history to show how juries remain the heart of our system of criminal justice - and an essential element of our democracy. No other institution of government rivals the jury in placing power so directly in the hands of citizens. Jeffrey Abramson draws upon his own background as both a lawyer and a political theorist to capture the full democratic drama that is the jury. We, the Jury is a rare work of scholarship that brings the history of the jury alive and shows the origins of many of today's dilemmas surrounding juries and justice.
The American Jury System
Author | : Randolph N. Jonakait |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0300129408 |
How are juries selected in the United States? What forces influence juries in making their decisions? Are some cases simply beyond the ability of juries to decide? How useful is the entire jury system? In this important and accessible book, a prominent expert on constitutional law examines these and other issues concerning the American jury system. Randolph N. Jonakait describes the historical and social pressures that have driven the development of the jury system; contrasts the American jury system to the legal process in other countries; reveals subtle changes in the popular view of juries; examines how the news media, movies, and books portray and even affect the system; and discusses the empirical data that show how juries actually operate and what influences their decisions. Jonakait endorses the jury system in both civil and criminal cases, spelling out the important social role juries play in legitimizing and affirming the American justice system.
American Juries
Author | : Neil Vidmar |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2009-09-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1615929878 |
This monumental and comprehensive volume reviews more than 50 years of empirical research on civil and criminal juries and returns a verdict that strongly supports the jury system.
The Jury Crisis
Author | : Drury R. Sherrod |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2019-02-08 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1538109549 |
Confronting readers with intellectual and moral dilemmas faced by real jurors, The Jury Crisis explores the near collapse of jury trials in America, examines alternative paths to justice and proposes how to restore trial by jury as the trusted foundation of American democracy.
Why Jury Duty Matters
Author | : Andrew G. Ferguson |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2012-12-01 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0814729037 |
Places the idea of jury duty into perspective, noting its importance as a constitutional responsibility, and describes ways in which the experience may be enriched.
The American Jury On Trial
Author | : Saul M. Kassin |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2013-10-08 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1135874581 |
First Published in 1988. More than 3 million Americans are called for jury duty every year. For most people, serving on a jury arouses two feelings: it is both a personal sacrifice and an exciting experience. And where a jury is asked to decide some cases, they make headlines. As a result of trials such as these, the American system of trial by jury faces unprecedented challenges. This volume offers an informed examination of the entire process, from jury selection to the delivery of a verdict. Quoting the experiences and expertise of F. Lee Bailey, William Kunstler, Clarence Darrow, Learned Hand, and many others, ttis book investigates such important factors as pretrial bias, the psychology of evidence, inadmissible testimony, interpreting the law, and what goes on inside the jury room. People often think that any book dealing with the law must be written in ‘legalese’ but in in this book, Professors Kassin and Wrightsman present their case in an exceptionally readable style. They utilize modern advances in psychology to illuminate the usually hidden world of trial practice and procedure and offer thoughtful possibilities for improving the system.
The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation
Author | : Holly J. McCammon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2012-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107009928 |
This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. After they won the vote, many organized women in the early twentieth century launched a new campaign to further expand their citizenship rights. The work here tells the story of how women in fifteen states pressured lawmakers to change the law so that women could take a place in the jury box. The history shows that the jury movements that tailored their tactics to the specific demands of the political and cultural context succeeded more rapidly in winning a change in jury law.