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Author: Margaret Bull Kovera
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781433827044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume summarizes what is known about the psychology of juries and offers a robust research agenda to keep scholars busy in years to come.
Author: William Hutton
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Published: 1789
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dennis J. Devine
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2012-08-06
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0814725228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" overview of the field. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers "one-stop shopping" for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works.
Author: Neil Vidmar
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2009-09-25
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 1615929878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Jacqueline Horan
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2012-11-28
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1862878943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a broad understanding of and critical thinking about the contemporary jury system. It fills a void of easily accessible knowledge about how jury trials work and how jury research assists us to formulate new ways to improve the system. Current issues challenging the jury system, such as the impact that technology is having on jury trials, are discussed. Juries in the 21st Century is designed to inform jury practitioners (judges, barristers, instructing solicitors, and forensic experts) about what constitutes best practice for them. It details how other jurisdictions are dealing with issues within their jury systems and allows jury practitioners to understand which practices are based upon fact and which are based on habit, anecdote and other misconceptions. It encourages jury practitioners and law reformers to consider new approaches in order to improve jury communication. Teachers and researchers in law, psychology, criminology and sociology should find this cross-disciplinary book useful as it synthesises the current state of jury research. To curious members of the public who have or would like to serve on a jury, this book will provide you with insight into jury trials and jury room dynamics.
Author: John Gastil
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-11-10
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0199888531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all alleged that jury service promotes civic and political engagement, yet none could prove it. Finally, The Jury and Democracy provides compelling systematic evidence to support this view. Drawing from in-depth interviews, thousands of juror surveys, and court and voting records from across the United States, the authors show that serving on a jury can trigger changes in how citizens view themselves, their peers, and their government--and can even significantly increase electoral turnout among infrequent voters. Jury service also sparks long-term shifts in media use, political action, and community involvement. In an era when involved Americans are searching for ways to inspire their fellow citizens, The Jury and Democracy offers a plausible and realistic path for turning passive spectators into active political participants.
Author: Dr Daniel A Krauss
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2012-12-28
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1409491706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first of a two-volume set on the Psychology of the Courtroom, Jury Psychology: Social Aspects of Trial Processes offers a definitive account of the influence of trial procedures on juror decision-making. A wide range of topics are covered including pre-trial publicity and inadmissible evidence, jury selection, jury instruction, and death penalty cases, as well as decision-making in civil trials. In addition, a number of global issues are discussed, including procedural justice issues and theoretical models of juror decision-making. Throughout the volume the authors make recommendations for improving trial procedures where jurors are involved, and they discuss how the problems and potential solutions are relevant to courts around the world.
Author: Norman J. Finkel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2001-04-16
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780674005563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this timely book, Norman Finkel looks at the relationship between the “law on the books,” as set down in the Constitution and developed in cases and decisions, and what he calls “commonsense justice”: the ordinary citizen’s notions of what is just and fair.
Author: David Tait
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-01
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1137554754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTerrorism has become an everyday reality in most contemporary societies. In a context of heightened fear can juries be trusted to remain impartial when confronted by defendants charged with terrorism? Do they scrutinize prosecution cases carefully, or does emotion trump reason once the spectre of terrorism is invoked? This book examines these questions from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors look at the how jurors in terrorism trials are likely to respond to gruesome evidence, including beheading videos. The 'CSI effect' is examined as a possible response to forensic evidence, and jurors with different learning preferences are compared. Virtual interactive environments, built like computer games, may be created to provide animated reconstructions of the prosecution or defence case. This book reports on how to create such presentations, culminating in the analysis of a live simulated trial using interactive visual displays followed by jury deliberations. divThe team of international, transdisciplinary experts draw conclusions of global legal and political significance, and contribute to the growing scholarship on comparative counter-terrorism law. The book will be of great interest to scholars, students and practitioners of law, criminal justice, forensic science and psychology.
Author: Thomas Andrew Green
Publisher:
Published: 1988-09-01
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780226306094
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