We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy, With a New Preface / Edition 1

We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy, With a New Preface / Edition 1

by Jeffrey Abramson
ISBN-10:
0674004302
ISBN-13:
9780674004306
Pub. Date:
11/15/2000
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10:
0674004302
ISBN-13:
9780674004306
Pub. Date:
11/15/2000
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy, With a New Preface / Edition 1

We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy, With a New Preface / Edition 1

by Jeffrey Abramson
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Overview

In a new preface to this foundational book on the American jury, Jeffrey Abramson responds to his critics, defends his views on the jury as an embodiment of deliberative democracy in action, and reflects on recent jury trials and reforms.

Praise for the previous edition:

"Power to the persuasive! That's the message of Jeffrey Abramson's incisive, thoroughly researched, demanding book about the role of the jury in American democracy...At a rare moment when the media have whetted the public appetite for commentary about the jury, of all things, a fresh, substantial [book] has come along."--Washington Post Book World

"Anyone tempted to ridicule juries...should read Jeffrey Abramson's profound and eloquent defense of the American jury system...Mr. Abramson has faith in juries because they are a form of democratic justice. He describes in fascinating detail how democracy in America has developed over the years in tandem with the jury system."--The Economist


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780674004306
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2000
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 350
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey Abramson is Professor of Government and Law and Fellow of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Chair in Government, The University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Preface, 2000

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: DEMOCRATIC KNOWLEDGE

1.Juries and Local Justice

2. Juries and Higher Justice

PART II: DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATION

3. Jury Selection and the Cross-Sectional Ideas

4. Scientific Jury Selection

PART III: DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION

5. The Unanimous Verdict

6. Race and the Death Penalty

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Index

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