TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vidmar,Neil
AU  - Hans,Valerie P
TI  - American juries : the verdict 
SN  - 9781591025887
AV  - KF8972 .V53 2007
U1  - 347.73752 23
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Amherst
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Jury
KW  - United States
KW  - Verdicts
KW  - Damages
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-397) and index; 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 : antidoctor, incompetent, and irresponsible? -- Concluding : the verdict on juries
ER  -