
Jury Duty
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Jury Duty: Reclaiming Your Political Power and Taking Responsibility presents an accessible account of the origins and development of the jury system as well as a comprehensive, stage-by-stage description of a jury trial and of the sentencing procedure in a criminal trial. The work also provides a unique estimate of the cost of the jury system, which is particularly relevant in this continuing era of budget constraints.
Rejecting the justifications usually given for the jury system, the work explains how the political roles of the jury constitute the chief value of the jury system. The basis of these political roles is the unquestionable power of the jury to acquit even a guilty criminal defendant, which allows juries to prevent the enforcement of unjust laws and the imposition of unjust punishments. Accordingly, the book challenges a range of practices that the judiciary has developed to obstruct the jury's exercise of this power. Most people-even including many lawyers-remain unaware of these practices, but they undermine the value of the jury system to our society. Finally, the book offers an original, thought-provoking analysis of the responsibilities imposed on criminal trial jurors in cases of compelling injustice.
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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
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