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This book reviews over 50 years of empirical research on civil and criminal juries and returns a verdict that strongly supports the jury system. The authors place the jury system in its historical and contemporary context giving the stories behind important trials while providing fact-based answers to critical questions. Various suggestions for improving the way juries carry out their duties. After comparing the system in various countries, it is concluded that on the whole, the jury system, despite occasional problems, is fair and democratic and an indispensable component of the judicial process.

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"""In this highly readable and lively work, which should be readily accessible to students and non-lawyers as well as to those more directly involved in the legal system, the authors conclude that 'our verdict is strongly in favor of the American jury.'"" -- Political Science Quarterly, Winter 2008-09"

In this highly readable and lively work, which should be readily accessible to students and non-lawyers as well as to those more directly involved in the legal system, the authors conclude that 'our verdict is strongly in favor of the American jury.' -- Political Science Quarterly, Winter 2008-09

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Neil Vidmar, PhD, (Durham, NC), is both the Russell M. Robinson II Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law and a professor of psychology at Duke University. He has published over 100 research articles and is the author, coauthor, or editor of four books including Hans and Vidmar's widely acclaimed Judging the Jury, Medical Malpractice and the American Jury, and World Jury Systems. Valerie P. Hans, PhD (Ithaca, NY), is Professor of Law at Cornell University. She has published more than ninety research papers and articles and is the author, coauthor or editor of five books including Business on Trial; Judging the Jury and The Jury System. She also serves on the editorial boards of major professional journals in the field of law and social science.

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