LEADER 02908nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910462218003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-54943-3 010 $a9786613861887 010 $a1-4408-0270-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234676 035 $a(EBL)1887888 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000712670 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12249031 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712670 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10649557 035 $a(PQKB)11450398 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1887888 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1887888 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590515 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL386188 035 $a(OCoLC)898421941 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234676 100 $a20120406d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJury duty$b[electronic resource] $ereclaiming your political power and taking responsibility /$fMichael Singer 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cPraeger$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4408-0269-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-234) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aPART 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 330 $aWritten 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. 606 $aJury$zUnited States 606 $aLaw$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJury 615 0$aLaw 676 $a347.73/752 700 $aSinger$b Michael$f1942-$0922334 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462218003321 996 $aJury duty$92069618 997 $aUNINA