Additionally , in many jurisdictions efforts of the media to learn about secret grand jury proceedings have long been punishable by contempt . ... Restricting Publication of Deliberations If a statute of the described sort were enacted ...
Randolph N. Jonakait describes the historical and social pressures that have driven the development of the jury system; contrasts the American jury system to the legal process in other countries; reveals subtle changes in the popular view ...
Written by a legal scholar for the general reader, this book demystifies the institution of the jury and validates its political power, providing valuable insights for the more than 30 million Americans who receive a jury summons each year.
Jury System in America
This magisterial book explores fascinating cases from American history to show how juries remain the heart of our system of criminal justice - and an essential element of our democracy.
Through the Eyes of the Juror: A Manual for Addressing Juror Stress
The Historical Development of the Jury System
See Steven Penrod and Reid Hastie , " Models of Jury Decisionmaking : A Critical Review , " Psychological Bulletin , vol . 86 ( May 1979 ) , pp . 462-92 ; and Reid Hastie , Steven Penrod , and Nancy Pennington , Inside the Jury ...
Verdict: The Jury System
The people chosen to serve on a jury come from all backgrounds to provide a proper representation of the U.S. population. This book explains every aspect of jury service, from juror selection to juror duties.
Experts now have a much more nuanced understanding of the psychological implications of being a juror, and advances in technology and neuroscience make the work of rendering a decision in a criminal trial more complicated than ever before.