Juries
Trial by jury is one of the most controversial yet enduring modes of dispute resolution that the world has ever known. Over the centuries juries have been praised, parodied, and pilloried. The ...
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Serving on a jury is a civic duty and an American tradition. However, some people view jury duty as a chore or as an event that negatively interrupts their lives. Some independent studies have shown ...
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In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups...the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. The ju...
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The first case of jury sequestering in America occurred in the week or so long trial of the Boston Massacre in 1770. In the twentieth century, jurisdictions began to move away from mandatory sequeste...
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Juries
