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Not guilty : are the acquitted innocent? / Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2012.Description: xvi, 211 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780814732175 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0814732178 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/0122 23
LOC classification:
  • KF9756 .G58 2012
Contents:
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.

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.

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