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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674005562
ISBN-13
9780674005563
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1826650
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Commonsense Justice : Jurors' Notions of the Law
Subject
Jury, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
95-010328
Reviews
At a time when the jury system is under increasing scrutiny and there is evidence that jurors in some cases are rebelling against the law, Norman Finkel's [book] is a welcome addition to the literature on this venerable but beleaguered institution. This book explores the relation between 'black letter' law and 'commonsense justice' or 'community sentiment'... Finkel's central question is 'should the law follow the path laid by community sentiment, or should the community follow the path the law has laid?'... Commonsense Justice is a book of broad scope, embracing issues of substantive constitutional and criminal law and empirical research on juries., Timely in light of the recent acquittal of O.J. Simpson, this book addresses jury nullification, or the ability of juries to make law and not simply determine facts., At a time when the jury system is under increasing scrutiny and there is evidence that jurors in some cases are rebelling against the law, Norman Finkel's [book] is a welcome addition to the literature on this venerable but beleaguered institution. This book explores the relation between 'black letter' law and 'commonsense justice' or 'community sentiment'...Finkel's central question is 'should the law follow the path laid by community sentiment, or should the community follow the path the law has laid?'...Commonsense Justice is a book of broad scope, embracing issues of substantive constitutional and criminal law and empirical research on juries., At a time when the jury system is under increasing scrutiny and there is evidence that jurors in some cases are rebelling against the law, Norman Finkel's [book] is a welcome addition to the literature on this venerable but beleaguered institution. This book explores the relation between 'black letter' law and 'commonsense justice' or 'community sentiment'...Finkel's central question is 'should the law follow the path laid by community sentiment, or should the community follow the path the law has laid?'... Commonsense Justice is a book of broad scope, embracing issues of substantive constitutional and criminal law and empirical research on juries.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
347.73/0752
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. In Search of Community Sentiment 2. Understanding Nullification 3. Revealing Jurors' Sentiments 4. How Jurors Construct Reality 5. Objectivity versus Subjectivity in the Law 6. The Sacred Precinct of the Bedroom 7. The Right to Die 8. Cruel and Unusual Punishment 9. Murther Most Foul 10. Death Is Different 11. The Juvenile Death Penalty 12. On Self-Defense justice 13. The Self-Defense Drama 14.The Maddening Changes in Insanity Law 15. How Jurors Construe Insanity 16. Murderous Passions, Mitigating Sentiments 17. The Path of Commonsense Justice Notes Index
Synopsis
In this timely book, Norman Finkel looks at the relationship between the "law on the books," as set down in the Constitution and developed in cases and decisions, and what he calls "commonsense justice": the ordinary citizen's notions of what is just and fair., For the first time in our history, U.S. prisons house over a million inmates, enough to populate a city larger than San Francisco. Building prisons is the new growth industry, as the American public reacts to a perceived increase in violence and politicians take a hard line toward crime. But this eagerness to construct more prisons raises basic questions about what the community wants and will tolerate and what the Supreme Court will sanction. In this timely book, Norman Finkel looks at the relationship between the "law on the books," as set down in the Constitution and developed in cases and decisions, and what he calls "commonsense justice," the ordinary citizen's notions of what is just and fair. Law is an essentially human endeavor, a collection of psychological theories about why people think, feel, and behave as they do, and when and why we should find some of them blameworthy and punishable. But is it independent of community sentiment, as some would contend? Or, as Finkel suggests, do juries bring the community's judgment to bear on the moral blameworthiness of the defendant? When jurors decide that the law is unfair, or the punishment inappropriate for a particular defendant, they have sometimes nullified the law. Nullification represents the jury's desire not to defeat but "to perfect and complete" the law. It is the "no confidence" vote of commonsense justice refusing to follow the path the law has marked out--and pointing to a new path based on what seem to be more just grounds. Finkel brings to life the story behind the jury and judicial decisions, interweaving anecdotes, case law, and social science research to present a balanced and comprehensive view of important legal and social policy issues.
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