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001 2007027089
003 DLC
005 20130523091145.0
008 070627s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781591025887
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn152560274
035 $a(OCoLC)152560274
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050 00 $aKF8972$b.V53 2007
082 00 $a347.73/752$222
100 1 $aVidmar, Neil.
245 10 $aAmerican juries :$bthe verdict /$cNeil Vidmar & Valerie P. Hans.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$c2007.
300 $a428 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-397) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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 : antidoctor, incompetent, and irresponsible? -- Concluding : the verdict on juries.
650 0 $aJury$zUnited States.
650 0 $aVerdicts$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDamages$zUnited States.
700 1 $aHans, Valerie P.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0721/2007027089.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1309/2007027089-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1309/2007027089-d.html