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  • Inside the Robe, A Judge's Candid Tale of Criminal Justice in America

    COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden ... Read more

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  • Killer With a Badge

    New Orleans in the 1990s—dirty, corrupt, and violent, the murder capital of the United States, with a scandal-plagued police department that was collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. No one could imagine that things could get much worse for this once-great American city. Then Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department, and things got much, much worse. Before long, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Trial by Jury

    When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Crowd

    A Study of the Popular Mind

    The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Life and Death Decision

    A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty

    A gripping exploration of a jury's members' perspectives on the most wrenching decision: the death sentenceWith a life in the balance, a jury convicts a man of murder and now has to decide whether he should be put to death. Twelve people now face a momentous choice.Bringing drama to life, A Life and Death Decision gives unique insight into how a jury deliberates. We feel the passions, anger, and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Crowd

    A Study of the Popular Mind

    The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Twenty Million Angry Men

    The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System

    Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Criminal Juries in the 21st Century

    Psychological Science and the Law

    Series series American Psychology-Law Society Series
    The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy. Yet much has changed since the Sixth Amendment in 1791 first guaranteed all citizens the right to a jury trial in criminal prosecutions. 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 ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Jury Nullification

    The Evolution of a Doctrine

    The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent can a jury be? How much power does a jury have to not only judge a defendant’s actions, but the merits of the law? What happens when jurors decide ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials

    Is the Jury Out?

    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
    This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and its impact on jurors. In doing so, it presents findings of the first mock jury dataset in England and Wales to explore how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon such evidence within their deliberations.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative insights from ... Read more

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  • Jury Duty in Jamaica: My Experience

    The Jamaican legal system can be a complicated and intimidating thing, especially for those that have had no prior experience with it.This book is to inform those of us that have been called to serve as jurors what to expect. At the time when I was called to serve as a juror, I had a hard time finding out what the details were and exactly what to expect. I had never stepped into a courtroom before ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Encyclopaedia of Crime,Police And Judicial System (Drug Use, Abuse And Preventive Measures)

    by Giriraj Shah ...
    'Crime' is as old as 'Man' Mythology relates 'First Disobedience' i.e. eating of 'Forbidden Fruit' by Adam was the first Crime (sin)-which resulted in the downfall of Adam and Eve from heaven to the earth 'With the evolution and development of man and society-'Crime' also grew in diverse forms and dimensions 'Hence to check crime and for regulating social order, emerged the institutions of ... Read more

    $129.99 USD

  • Encyclopaedia of Crime,Police And Judicial System (History And Administration of justice)

    by Giriraj Shah ...
    'Crime' is as old as 'Man' Mythology relates 'First Disobedience' i.e. eating of 'Forbidden Fruit' by Adam was the first Crime (sin)-which resulted in the downfall of Adam and Eve from heaven to the earth 'With the evolution and development of man and society-'Crime' also grew in diverse forms and dimensions 'Hence to check crime and for regulating social order, emerged the institutions of ... Read more

    $129.99 USD

  • Why Jury Duty Matters

    A Citizen’s Guide to Constitutional Action

    An argument for the constitutional responsibility to participate in jury dutyIt’s easy to forget how important the jury really is to America. The right to be a juror is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all eligible citizens. The right to trial by jury helped spark the American Revolution, was quickly adopted at the Constitutional Convention, and is the only right that appears in both ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom: Justice and Judgment in American Culture

    Coauthored by W. Lance Bennett and Martha S. Feldman, 'Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom' explains what makes stories believable and how ordinary people connect complex legal arguments and evidence presented in trials to assess guilt and innocence. The explanation takes the core elements of narrative—the who, what, where, when, how, why—and shows how average people who hear hundreds of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Storytelling for the Defense

    Defense Attorney's Courtroom Guide to Beating Plaintiffs At Their Own Game

    Storytelling is primal for humans—one of the few human traits that is truly universal across cultures and through all of known history. The goal of Storytelling for the Defense is to help defense attorneys understand and reclaim the fundamental value of storytelling in the context of persuading jurors and winning cases. Defense attorneys must realize that the power of the narrative is not the sole ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cross Purposes

    Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education

    by Paula Abrams ...
    "A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters."---Robert O'Neil, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Virginia School of Law"A careful and captivating examination of a dramatic and instructive clash between nationalism and religious pluralism, and of the ancient but ongoing struggle for control over the education ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • The American Jury System

    Series series Yale Contemporary Law Series
    How are juries selected in the United States? What forces influence juries in making their decisions? Are some cases simply beyond the ability of juries to decide? How useful is the entire jury system?In this important and accessible book, a prominent expert on constitutional law examines these and other issues concerning the American jury system. Randolph N. Jonakait describes the historical and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Encyclopaedia of Crime,Police And Judicial System (White Collar Crimes)

    by Giriraj Shah ...
    'Crime' is as old as 'Man' Mythology relates 'First Disobedience' i.e. eating of 'Forbidden Fruit' by Adam was the first Crime (sin)-which resulted in the downfall of Adam and Eve from heaven to the earth 'With the evolution and development of man and society-'Crime' also grew in diverse forms and dimensions 'Hence to check crime and for regulating social order, emerged the institutions of ... Read more

    $129.99 USD

  • Corpus Juris

    The Order of the Defender of Arabia

    Dr Amrit Rattan K Baidwan- Macfarland presents three essays, the first is on Jurisprudence, entitled; what the law is and what the law ought to be. The complex nature of Jurisprudence based on the original natural justice theory, is examined as well as other theories, which have since been postulated by contemporary jurists. Supreme court decisions are cited to elucidate how natural justice ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • European History from Luther to Napoleon

    by John Lord ...
    The period at which this History commences,—the beginning of the sixteenth century,—when compared with the ages which had preceded it, since the fall of the Roman empire, was one of unprecedented brilliancy and activity. It was a period very fruitful in great men and great events, and, though stormy and turbulent, was favorable to experiments and reforms. The nations of Europe seem to have been ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Jury Trial

    Principles and Practices for Effective Advocacy

    Two outstanding Texas trial lawyers—one of whom is now an equally respected district judge—have written On the Jury Trial, a “must have” reference for any trial lawyer aspiring to excellence or seeking to maintain it. Thomas M. Melsheimer and Judge Craig Smith have crafted a narrative-driven advice guide for trial lawyers to hone their craft. Chapter topics include voir dire, opening statement, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Preparing for a Federal Jury Trial

    Table of Contents:IntroductionPart ITrial PreparationVoir DireOpening StatementTrial EvidenceAfter the Close of all EvidencePart II: InterviewsInterview of Lori G. CohenInterview of Chaka M. PattersonInterview of John KurtzInterview of Keith A. CutlerPart III: Model Trial Notebook ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • In the Hands of the People

    The Trial Jury's Origins, Triumphs, Troubles, and Future in American Democracy

    In a passionate warning that is not only well-reasoned, as becomes a renowned former trial lawyer and present federal judge, but is also a compelling and entertaining read, William L. Dwyer defies those who would abolish our jury system and hand over its power to judges or to panels of "experts." He aims, by making his readers aware of what should be done, to help us save what he calls "America's ... Read more

    $11.99 USD