02908nam 2200589Ia 450 991046221800332120200520144314.01-283-54943-397866138618871-4408-0270-X(CKB)2670000000234676(EBL)1887888(SSID)ssj0000712670(PQKBManifestationID)12249031(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712670(PQKBWorkID)10649557(PQKB)11450398(MiAaPQ)EBC1887888(Au-PeEL)EBL1887888(CaPaEBR)ebr10590515(CaONFJC)MIL386188(OCoLC)898421941(EXLCZ)99267000000023467620120406d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJury duty[electronic resource] reclaiming your political power and taking responsibility /Michael SingerSanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20121 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4408-0269-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-234) and index.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 SystemPART 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; ZWritten 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.JuryUnited StatesLawUnited StatesElectronic books.JuryLaw347.73/752Singer Michael1942-922334MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462218003321Jury duty2069618UNINA