Verdict : assessing the civil jury system / Robert E. Litan, editor.

Other author Litan, Robert E., 1950-
Other author Brookings Institution.
Other author American Bar Association. Section of Litigation.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, ©1993.
Descriptionxi, 542 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Jury--United States.

Contents The history and objectives of the civil jury system / Stephan Landsman -- The regulatory function of the civil jury / Marc Galanter -- Justifying the civil jury / George L. Priest -- Inside the black box : what empirical research tells us about decisionmaking by civil juries / Robert MacCoun -- Civil juries and complex cases : taking stock after twelve years / Richard Lempert -- Attitudes toward the civil jury : a crisis of confidence? / Valerie P. Hans -- What jurors think : expectation and reactions of citizens who serve as jurors / Shari Seidman Diamond -- Mapping the debate on jury reform / Peter H. Schuck -- Improving the quality of jury decisionmaking / Stephen A. Saltzburg -- Recent innovations in civil jury trial procedures / H. Lee Sarokin and F. Thomas Munsterman -- The modern American jury : reflections on veneration and distrust / William W. Schwarzer and Alan Hirsch.
Contents Restructuring the traditional civil jury : the effects of changes in composition and procedures / Jonathan D. Casper -- Jury service and community representation / Barbara Allen Babcock -- Finding the factfinder / Judith Resnik.
General note"The chapters in this volume were originally prepared for a joint project and symposium that Brookings conducted with the American Bar Association's Litigation Section in June 1992"--P. vii.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 93009389
ISBN0815752822 (cl : alk. paper) :
ISBN0815752814 (pa : alk. paper) :

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Joyner General Stacks KF8972.A5 V47 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold