Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (x, 301 pages). |
Series |
The law and public policy |
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Law and public policy.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-280) and indexes. |
Summary |
This book sheds new light on how jurors interpret justice in the wake of accidents and reveals much about the psychology of jury decision making in general. Using case material, the author analyzed both the words lawyers use to help jurors assign blame and the words jurors themselves use as they make decisions. The author discusses the relevant social and cognitive literature and shows how jurors' everyday habits of thought and feeling inform their deliberations. The author's thesis is that jurors use legal facts and rules in combination with common sense to process what he calls total justice. Contrary to stereotypes about jurors, both emotion and reason appear to be central to reaching a decision that feels right to the jury. This book is for forensic psychologists, practicing students, lawyers, and anyone interested in learning about the psychology of legal persuasion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Form |
Also issued in print. |
Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
Subject |
Jury -- United States.
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Judicial process -- United States.
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Accident law -- Psychological aspects.
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Judicial Role -- United States.
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Accidents -- psychology.
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Other Form: |
Original 1557986770 (DLC) 00020770 |
ISBN |
9781557986771 |
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1557986770 (Trade Cloth) |
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