American juries the verdict
The English origins of the modern jury: from trial by ordeal to the decline of the "little parliament" -- Criminal and civil juries in America from colonial times to the present day: evolution, a heroic role, and controversy -- A jury of peers: democratic goals -- Jury selection: juror bia...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Amherst, NY
Prometheus Books
2007
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| Ausgabe: | 1. American hardcover ed. |
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Jury
> Verdicts
> Damages
> USA
> Geschworener
> Strafverfahren
> Urteil
> Geschichte
> Zivilprozess
> Geschworenengericht
> Urteilsfähigkeit
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The English origins of the modern jury: from trial by ordeal to the decline of the "little parliament" -- Criminal and civil juries in America from colonial times to the present day: evolution, a heroic role, and controversy -- A jury of peers: democratic goals -- Jury selection: juror bias, juror challenges, and trial consultants -- Problem cases: pretrial publicity -- The tasks of the jury: evidence evaluation and jury decision-making processes -- Judging the jury: evaluating jurors' comprehension of evidence and law -- Trials in a scientific age: juries judging experts -- Judging criminal responsibility: erroneous convictions, the CSI effect, and the victim's role -- Deciding insanity: mad or bad? -- Jury nullification: the war with the law -- Death is different: juries and capital punishment -- Civil liability: plaintiff vs. defendant in the eyes of the jury -- Deciding compensatory damages: million dollar questions -- Punitive damages: coffee spills and Marlboro cigarettes -- Juries and medical malpractice: anti-doctor, incompetent, and irresponsible? -- Concluding: the verdict on juries |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 428 S |
| ISBN: | 1591025885 1-59102-588-5 9781591025887 978-1-59102-588-7 |