1st Edition
The American Jury On Trial Psychological Perspectives
246 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
246 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
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First Published in 1988. More than 3 million Americans are called for jury duty every year. For most people, serving on a jury arouses two feelings: it is both a personal sacrifice and an exciting experience. And where a jury is asked to decide some cases, they make headlines. As a result of trials such as these, the American system of trial by jury faces unprecedented challenges. This volume... Read more
Chapter 1 Opening Statements; Chapter 2 Pretrial Bias: The Thirteenth Juror; Chapter 3 Voir Dire: Science and Intuition; Chapter 4 Making Sense of The Evidence; Chapter 5 Nonevidentiary Temptations; Chapter 6 Processing the Information; Chapter 7 Interpreting the Law; Chapter 8 Inside The Jury Room; Chapter 9 Controlling the Deliberations; Chapter 10 Closing Arguments;
Biography
Saul M. Kassin is Associate Professor of Psychology at Wiliams College, Wllimstown, Massachusetts. Lawrence S. Wrightsman is Professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas at Lawrence and has served as chairman of the department.
