The Jury and Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jury and Democracy write by John Gastil. This book was released on 2010-11-10. The Jury and Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all alleged that jury service promotes civic and political engagement, yet none could prove it. Finally, The Jury and Democracy provides compelling systematic evidence to support this view. Drawing from in-depth interviews, thousands of juror surveys, and court and voting records from across the United States, the authors show that serving on a jury can trigger changes in how citizens view themselves, their peers, and their government--and can even significantly increase electoral turnout among infrequent voters. Jury service also sparks long-term shifts in media use, political action, and community involvement. In an era when involved Americans are searching for ways to inspire their fellow citizens, The Jury and Democracy offers a plausible and realistic path for turning passive spectators into active political participants.
We, the Jury
We, the Jury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook We, the Jury write by Jeffrey B. Abramson. This book was released on 2000. We, the Jury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. No other institution of government rivals the jury in placing power so directly in the hands of citizens. Jeffrey Abramson draws upon his own background as both a lawyer and a political theorist to capture the full democratic drama that is the jury. We, the Jury is a rare work of scholarship that brings the history of the jury alive and shows the origins of many of today's dilemmas surrounding juries and justice.
Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury
Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury write by Albert W. Dzur. This book was released on 2012-09-13. Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Focusing democratic theory on the pressing issue of punishment, this book argues for participatory institutional designs as antidotes to the American penal state.
Why Jury Duty Matters
Why Jury Duty Matters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Why Jury Duty Matters write by Andrew G. Ferguson. This book was released on 2012-12-01. Why Jury Duty Matters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Places the idea of jury duty into perspective, noting its importance as a constitutional responsibility, and describes ways in which the experience may be enriched.
Justice, Democracy and the Jury
Justice, Democracy and the Jury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Justice, Democracy and the Jury write by James Gobert. This book was released on 2019-06-04. Justice, Democracy and the Jury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1997, this volume recognises that on trial in every criminal case heard by a jury is not only the defendant but the democratic premise that ordinary citizens are capable of sitting in judgement on that defendant. The jury is a quintessential democratic institution, the lay cog in a criminal justice machine dominated by lawyers, judges and police. Today, however, the jury finds itself under attack – on the right, for perverse verdicts, and, on the left, for miscarriages of justice. Justice, Democracy and the Jury is an attempt to place the jury within a historical, political and philosophical framework, and to analyse the decision-making processes at work on a jury. The book also examines whether the model of the jury can be adapted to other decision-making contexts and whether "citizens juries" can be used to revive a flagging democracy and to empower the people on issues of public concern.
