Judging the Jury

by Hans, Valerie P; Vidmar, Neil

• ISBN13: 9780738205748
• ISBN10: 0738205745
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-30
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

In this work, Hans and Vidmar review the historical evolution of the trial jury, the contemporary role of the jury in the American criminal justice system, and future prospects for the jury as an institutional force.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Introduction	p. 13
From Trial by Ordeal to Trial by Jury	p. 21
The Evolution of the American Jury	p. 31
Jury Selection
A Jury of Peers--But from an Unbiased Community	p. 47
Jury Selection: Eliminating Some of the Peers	p. 63
The New "Science" of Jury Selection	p. 79
Jury Decisions
Inside the Jury Room	p. 97
Jury Competence: Twelve People of Average Ignorance?	p. 113
Mr. Prejudice or Miss Sympathy: A Thirteenth Juror?	p. 131
The War with the Law	p. 149
Six versus Twelve, All versus Some	p. 165
The Jury in the Eye of the Storm
Mad or Bad? Juries and the Defense of Insanity	p. 179
Jurors' Views of Rape: Anger and Ambivalence	p. 199
The Jury and the Executioner	p. 219
Conclusion
Today and Tomorrow: A Summary View and Judgment	p. 245
Notes	p. 253
Name Index	p. 273
Subject Index	p. 279
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