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

de katherine mader ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Killer With a Badge

de Chuck Hustmyre ...

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, ... Leer más

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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,
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A Trial by Jury

de D. Graham Burnett ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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The Crowd

A Study of the Popular Mind

de Gustave Le Bon ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials

Is the Jury Out?

de Charlotte Herriott ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Storytelling for the Defense

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

de Merrie Jo Pitera, Barbara Hillmer ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Criminal Juries in the 21st Century

Psychological Science and the Law

Edición de Cynthia Najdowski, Margaret Stevenson ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Jury Nullification

The Evolution of a Doctrine

de Clay S. Conrad ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Twenty Million Angry Men

The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System

de James M. Binnall ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection

Gain an Edge in Questioning and Selecting Your Jury, Fourth Edition

de Jeffery T. Frederick ...

The voir dire and jury selection process is one of the most challenging aspects of a jury trial. It is at this time that lawyers must identify and remove potential jurors who harbor some bias or hold beliefs that would make them less beneficial than others. Success in jury selection requires lawyers to draw upon a number of basic skills. These skills include the ability to:Operate effectively ... Leer más

$115.99 USD

The voir dire and jury selection process is one of the most challenging aspects of a jury trial. It is at this time that lawyers must identify and remove potential jurors who harbor some bias or hold beliefs that would make them less beneficial than others. Success in jury selection requires lawyers to draw upon a number of basic skills. These skills include the ability to:Operate effectively
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The Rule-Out Method of Criminal Defense

de David Ball ...

The Rule-Out method of criminal defense, easily learned, gets most jurors to want to decide verdicts based solely on reasonable doubts -- which, perhaps unexpectedly, few jurors normally do on their own no matter how you explain it. Instead, most convictions result from burden shifting, the usual demand by jurors that the defense attorney prove innocence. Rule Out prevents this, teaches how to ... Leer más

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The Rule-Out method of criminal defense, easily learned, gets most jurors to want to decide verdicts based solely on reasonable doubts -- which, perhaps unexpectedly, few jurors normally do on their own no matter how you explain it. Instead, most convictions result from burden shifting, the usual demand by jurors that the defense attorney prove innocence. Rule Out prevents this, teaches how to
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Manual de Direito Penal - Parte Especial - Arts. 235 a 361 do CP - Vol. 03 - 36ª Ed - 2026

de JULIO FABBRINI MIRABETE, RENATO N. FABBRINI ...

Series Libro 3 - Manual de Direito Penal
SOBRE A OBRA O Manual de Direito Penal, de Julio Fabbrini Mirabete, foi concebido pelo autor como obra destinada a acadêmicos que pela primeira vez entram em contato com o Direito Penal e a candidatos a concursos públicos em que essa matéria é obrigatória. Embora se tenha adotado na estrutura do crime a teoria finalista da ação, vencedora na doutrina e inspiradora das legislações modernas, segue a ... Leer más

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SOBRE A OBRA O Manual de Direito Penal, de Julio Fabbrini Mirabete, foi concebido pelo autor como obra destinada a acadêmicos que pela primeira vez entram em contato com o Direito Penal e a candidatos a concursos públicos em que essa matéria é obrigatória. Embora se tenha adotado na estrutura do crime a teoria finalista da ação, vencedora na doutrina e inspiradora das legislações modernas, segue a
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Juicios por jurados

Selección de los miembros

de Rodolfo Francisco Zehnder, Marco Antonio Terragni ...

Series series Tesis
Los juicios por jurados se han constituido en el nuevo sistema de administración de justicia, en vigencia en casi la mitad de las provincias argentinas. Se trata de un profundo cambio cultural, que implica que ciudadanos comunes –no jueces- decidan sobre la culpabilidad o inocencia de imputados en juicios penales. Como todo cambio cultural sorpresivo, entraña desafíos, si bien las experiencias ... Leer más

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Los juicios por jurados se han constituido en el nuevo sistema de administración de justicia, en vigencia en casi la mitad de las provincias argentinas. Se trata de un profundo cambio cultural, que implica que ciudadanos comunes –no jueces- decidan sobre la culpabilidad o inocencia de imputados en juicios penales. Como todo cambio cultural sorpresivo, entraña desafíos, si bien las experiencias
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Manual de direito penal

de Cristiano Rodrigues ...

"O texto deste livro foi desenvolvido para ter uma linguagem direta, de fácil e agradável leitura, e muitas vezes o leitor vai se sentir como se estivesse dentro de uma das minhas salas de aula, vai literalmente me ouvir (ler) falando, já que evitei ao máximo colocar citações e notas de rodapé com textos de outros livros e autores, já trazendo os posicionamentos dominantes da doutrina, e ... Leer más

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"O texto deste livro foi desenvolvido para ter uma linguagem direta, de fácil e agradável leitura, e muitas vezes o leitor vai se sentir como se estivesse dentro de uma das minhas salas de aula, vai literalmente me ouvir (ler) falando, já que evitei ao máximo colocar citações e notas de rodapé com textos de outros livros e autores, já trazendo os posicionamentos dominantes da doutrina, e
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An Essay on the Trial by Jury

Enriched edition. Ensuring Justice Through the Power of Juries and Individual Rights

de Lysander Spooner, Everett Cole ...

In "An Essay on the Trial by Jury," Lysander Spooner presents a compelling critique of the American legal system, particularly focusing on the inadequacies and implications of jury trials. Spooner employs a lucid and incisive prose style, merging philosophical inquiry with a sharp legal analysis that questions the very foundations of democratic justice. Written during the mid-19th century, a time ... Leer más

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In "An Essay on the Trial by Jury," Lysander Spooner presents a compelling critique of the American legal system, particularly focusing on the inadequacies and implications of jury trials. Spooner employs a lucid and incisive prose style, merging philosophical inquiry with a sharp legal analysis that questions the very foundations of democratic justice. Written during the mid-19th century, a time
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Trial and the Art of Sailing

A Guidebook for New (and Not So New) Attorneys to Navigate Trial Advocacy, and Life

de Michael D. Schwartz ...

The overwhelming majority of cases never go to trial and, because of this, most attorneys, whether they’re new or seasoned litigators, don’t have a lot of actual trial experience. They find jury trials intimidating and awkward.Although experience is always the best teacher, what if you don’t have any, or not much? Your first clients shouldn’t have to suffer through your learning curve, and neither ... Leer más

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The overwhelming majority of cases never go to trial and, because of this, most attorneys, whether they’re new or seasoned litigators, don’t have a lot of actual trial experience. They find jury trials intimidating and awkward.Although experience is always the best teacher, what if you don’t have any, or not much? Your first clients shouldn’t have to suffer through your learning curve, and neither
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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it

de Gary Bauslaugh ...

Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is.Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law.In ... Leer más

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Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is.Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law.In
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Rola sądów międzynarodowych w kształtowaniu praw jednostek

de Anna Kasędra, Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, Dominik Godula, Patryk Kubsik, Agnieszka Regiec ...

Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do ... Leer más

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Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do
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Space, Time, Justice

From Archaic Rituals to Contemporary Perspectives

de David Marrani ...

This book merges philosophical, psychoanalytical and legal perspectives to explore how spaces of justice are changing and the effect this has on the development of the administration of justice. There are as central themes: the idea of transgression as the starting point of the question of justice and its archaic anchor; the relation between spaces of justice and ritual(s); the question of use and ... Leer más

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This book merges philosophical, psychoanalytical and legal perspectives to explore how spaces of justice are changing and the effect this has on the development of the administration of justice. There are as central themes: the idea of transgression as the starting point of the question of justice and its archaic anchor; the relation between spaces of justice and ritual(s); the question of use and
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Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life

de Sonali Chakravarti ...

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed ... Leer más

$20.89 USD

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed
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John Henry Wigmore and the Rules of Evidence

The Hidden Origins of Modern Law

de Andrew Porwancher ...

Series Libro 1 - Studies in Constitutional Democracy
Honorable Mention, 2017 Scribes Book Award, The American Society of Legal WritersAt the dawn of the twentieth century, the United States was reeling from the effects of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Time-honored verities proved obsolete, and intellectuals in all fields sought ways to make sense of an increasingly unfamiliar reality. The legal system in particular began to buckle under ... Leer más

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Honorable Mention, 2017 Scribes Book Award, The American Society of Legal WritersAt the dawn of the twentieth century, the United States was reeling from the effects of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Time-honored verities proved obsolete, and intellectuals in all fields sought ways to make sense of an increasingly unfamiliar reality. The legal system in particular began to buckle under
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L'affaire Jubillar

de La Chronique Judiciaire ...

Le corps de Delphine Jubillar n'a jamais été retrouvé. Pourtant, son mari, Cédric Jubillar, a été condamné pour son meurtre. Sur quoi repose cette décision ?Dans ce récit d'enquête unique, précis et implacable, vous plongerez au cœur d'une affaire judiciaire qui a tenu la France en haleine pendant cinq ans. De la disparition inexpliquée à la condamnation sans aveux ni preuves matérielles, ce livre ... Leer más

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Le corps de Delphine Jubillar n'a jamais été retrouvé. Pourtant, son mari, Cédric Jubillar, a été condamné pour son meurtre. Sur quoi repose cette décision ?Dans ce récit d'enquête unique, précis et implacable, vous plongerez au cœur d'une affaire judiciaire qui a tenu la France en haleine pendant cinq ans. De la disparition inexpliquée à la condamnation sans aveux ni preuves matérielles, ce livre
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In the Hands of the People

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

de William L. Dwyer ...

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 ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

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
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Fachgewerkschaften und Arbeitskampf

Ist die Kampfparität noch zu retten?

de Ralf Vogler ...

Arbeitskämpfe und Gewerkschaften. Was klingt wie eine Diskussion aus den Hochzeiten der Industriegesellschaft, ist heute aktueller denn je. Einzig der Schwerpunkt hat sich verlagert. Es sind nicht mehr die klassischen Industriearbeiter, die mit Arbeitskämpfen auf sich aufmerksam machen, sondern zum Teil hochbezahlte Spezialisten wie Ärzte, Piloten oder auch Zugführer. Welche Taktiken wenden die ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Arbeitskämpfe und Gewerkschaften. Was klingt wie eine Diskussion aus den Hochzeiten der Industriegesellschaft, ist heute aktueller denn je. Einzig der Schwerpunkt hat sich verlagert. Es sind nicht mehr die klassischen Industriearbeiter, die mit Arbeitskämpfen auf sich aufmerksam machen, sondern zum Teil hochbezahlte Spezialisten wie Ärzte, Piloten oder auch Zugführer. Welche Taktiken wenden die
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