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Not guilty : are the acquitted innocent? /

Givelber, Daniel.

Not guilty : are the acquitted innocent? / Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - xvi, 211 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.189-201) and index.

Introduction : invisible innocence -- Judge and jury decisions to acquit : what we know from social research -- Screening for innocence -- Understanding why judges and juries disagree about criminal case outcomes : are jury verdicts an expression of sentiment? -- The defense case -- The impact of race on judge and jury decision making -- Conclusion.

9780814732175 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814732178 (cloth : alk. paper)

2011052263

016049289 Uk


Judicial error--United States.
Criminal procedure--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Jury--United States.
Judges--United States.

KF9756 / .G58 2012

345.73/0122

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