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Jury duty : reclaiming your political power and taking responsibility /
"Jury Duty: Reclaiming Your Political Power and Taking Responsibility" presents an accessible account of the origins and development of the jury system as well as a comprehensive, stage-by-stage description of a jury trial and of the sentencing procedure in a criminal trial. The work also...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Praeger,
[2012]
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| Access: | Online version |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. The basics of the jury system ; How the jury system works
- What the jury system costs
- Citizens as jurors in the justice system
- Part II. Myths about the jury system ; The myth of improved trial outcomes
- The myth of promoting democratic citizenship
- Part 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
- Part IV. Government obstruction of the jury ; Obstruction of the jury in the trial process
- Obstruction of the jury in the sentencing process
- Part V. Jury responsibility ; Discretion and responsibility
- Conscientious fulfillment of jury duty
- Juror responsibility for unjust prison conditions.