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Judging the Jury

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-10
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Introduction

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 13-20
    3. From Trial by Ordeal to Trial by Jury

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 21-30
    4. The Evolution of the American Jury

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 31-44
  3. Jury Selection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. A Jury of Peers—But from an Unbiased Community

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 47-61
    3. Jury Selection: Eliminating Some of the Peers

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 63-78
    4. The New “Science” of Jury Selection

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 79-94
  4. Jury Decisions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Inside the Jury Room

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 97-112
    3. Jury Competence: Twelve People of Average Ignorance?

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 113-129
    4. Mr. Prejudice or Miss Sympathy: A Thirteenth Juror?

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 131-148
    5. The War with the Law

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 149-163
    6. Six versus Twelve, All versus Some

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 165-176
  5. The Jury in the Eye of the Storm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
    2. Mad or Bad? Juries and the Defense of Insanity

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 179-198
    3. Jurors’ Views of Rape: Anger and Ambivalence

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 199-217
    4. The Jury and the Executioner

      • Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
      Pages 219-242
  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Judging the Jury

  • Authors: Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6463-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Valerie P. Hans and Neil Vidmar 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42255-3Published: 01 January 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6463-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 285

  • Topics: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

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