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Jury Duty: Reclaiming Your Political Power and Taking Responsibility

Autor Michael Singer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 iul 2012 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Written by a legal scholar for the general reader, this book demystifies the institution of the jury and validates its political power, providing valuable insights for the more than 30 million Americans who receive a jury summons each year.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 provides a unique estimate of the cost of the jury system, which is particularly relevant in this continuing era of budget constraints.Rejecting the justifications usually given for the jury system, the work explains how the political roles of the jury constitute the chief value of the jury system. The basis of these political roles is the unquestionable power of the jury to acquit even a guilty criminal defendant, which allows juries to prevent the enforcement of unjust laws and the imposition of unjust punishments. Accordingly, the book challenges a range of practices that the judiciary has developed to obstruct the jury's exercise of this power. Most people-even including many lawyers-remain unaware of these practices, but they undermine the value of the jury system to our society. Finally, the book offers an original, thought-provoking analysis of the responsibilities imposed on criminal trial jurors in cases of compelling injustice.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440802690
ISBN-10: 1440802696
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 10
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Michael Singer, MA, PhD, JD, is professor at the School of Law at King's College London, England.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I The Basics of the Jury SystemChapter 1 How the Jury System WorksChapter 2 What the Jury System CostsChapter 3 Citizens as Jurors in the Justice SystemPART II Myths about the Jury SystemChapter 4 The Myth of Improved Trial OutcomesChapter 5 The Myth of Promoting Democratic CitizenshipPART III The Jury as Political InstitutionChapter 6 The Long History of the Nullification PowerChapter 7 The Jury as Safeguard against GovernmentChapter 8 The Worth of the Jury SystemPART IV Government Obstruction of the JuryChapter 9 Obstruction of the Jury in the Trial ProcessChapter 10 Obstruction of the Jury in the Sentencing ProcessPART V Jury ResponsibilityChapter 11 Discretion and ResponsibilityChapter 12 Conscientious Fulfillment of Jury DutyChapter 13 Juror Responsibility for Unjust Prison ConditionsNotesBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

This detailed book would work in judicial process courses as an introduction to the controversy surrounding the jury system. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals.