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Autore |
Givelber Daniel |
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Titolo |
Not guilty [[electronic resource] ] : are the acquitted innocent? / / Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell |
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New York, : New York University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-4440-0 |
0-8147-2534-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judicial error - United States |
Criminal procedure - United States |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Jury - United States |
Judges - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Introduction: invisible innocence -- Judge and jury decisions to acquit: what we know from social research -- Screening for innocence -- Understanding why judges and juries disagree about criminal case outcomes: are jury verdicts an expression of sentiment? -- The defense case -- The impact of race on judge and jury decision making. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Judge and Jury Decisions to Acquit -- 3. Screening for Innocence -- 4. Understanding Why Judges and Juries Disagree about Criminal Case Outcomes -- 5. The Defense Case -- 6. The Impact of Race on Judge and Jury Decision Making -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors—we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent—and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the |
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