Jury Duty : Reclaiming Your Political Power and Taking Responsibility.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: THE BASICS OF THE JURY SYSTEM -- Chapter 1 How the Jury System Works -- Chapter 2 What the Jury System Costs -- Chapter 3 Citizens as Jurors in the Justice System -- PART II: MYTHS ABOUT THE JURY SYSTEM -- Chapter 4 The Myth of Improved Trial Outcomes -- Chapter 5 The Myth of Promoting Democratic Citizenship -- PART III: THE JURY AS POLITICAL INSTITUTION -- Chapter 6 The Long History of the Nullification Power -- Chapter 7 The Jury as Safeguard against Government -- Chapter 8 The Worth of the Jury System -- PART IV: GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF THE JURY -- Chapter 9 Obstruction of the Jury in the Trial Process -- Chapter 10 Obstruction of the Jury in the Sentencing Process -- PART V: JURY RESPONSIBILITY -- Chapter 11 Discretion and Responsibility -- Chapter 12 Conscientious Fulfillment of Jury Duty -- Chapter 13 Juror Responsibility for Unjust Prison Conditions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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