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Autore |
Singer Michael <1942-> |
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Titolo |
Jury duty [[electronic resource] ] : reclaiming your political power and taking responsibility / / Michael Singer |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-54943-3 |
9786613861887 |
1-4408-0270-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jury - United States |
Law - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-234) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: THE BASICS OF THE JURY SYSTEM; Chapter 1 How the Jury System Works; Chapter 2 What the Jury System Costs; Chapter 3 Citizens as Jurors in the Justice System; PART II: MYTHS ABOUT THE JURY SYSTEM; Chapter 4 The Myth of Improved Trial Outcomes; Chapter 5 The Myth of Promoting Democratic Citizenship; PART III: THE JURY AS POLITICAL INSTITUTION; Chapter 6 The Long History of the Nullification Power; Chapter 7 The Jury as Safeguard against Government; Chapter 8 The Worth of the Jury System |
PART IV: GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF THE JURYChapter 9 Obstruction of the Jury in the Trial Process; Chapter 10 Obstruction of the Jury in the Sentencing Process; PART V: JURY RESPONSIBILITY; Chapter 11 Discretion and Responsibility; Chapter 12 Conscientious Fulfillment of Jury Duty; Chapter 13 Juror Responsibility for Unjust Prison Conditions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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