Screen LibraryJury duty : reclaiming your political power and taking responsibility /
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Praeger,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 242 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781440802690 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 1440802696 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | KF8972 |
| CLC: |
D971.26 D971.25 |
| Call Number: | D971.25/S617 |
| Contents: | pt. I. The basics of the jury system : How the jury system works ; What the jury system costs ; Citizens as jurors in the justice system -- pt. II. Myths about the jury system : The myth of improved trial outcomes ; The myth of promoting democratic citizenship -- pt. III. The jury as political institution : The long history of the nullification power ; The jury as safeguard against government ; The worth of the jury system -- pt. IV. Government obstruction of the jury : Obstruction of the jury in the trial process ; Obstruction of the jury in the sentencing process -- pt. V. Jury responsibil |