Rakuten Kobo

Inside the Robe, A Judge's Candid Tale of Criminal Justice in America

by katherine mader ...

COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden ... Read more

Free

COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden
... Read more
Killer With a Badge

by Chuck Hustmyre ...

New Orleans in the 1990s—dirty, corrupt, and violent, the murder capital of the United States, with a scandal-plagued police department that was collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. No one could imagine that things could get much worse for this once-great American city. Then Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department, and things got much, much worse. Before long, ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

New Orleans in the 1990s—dirty, corrupt, and violent, the murder capital of the United States, with a scandal-plagued police department that was collapsing under the weight of its own corruption. No one could imagine that things could get much worse for this once-great American city. Then Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department, and things got much, much worse. Before long,
... Read more
A Trial by Jury

by D. Graham Burnett ...

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is ... Read more

$5.99 USD

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is
... Read more
The Crowd

A Study of the Popular Mind

by Gustave Le Bon ...

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind is a brilliant treatise on the workings of crowds. Gustave Le Bon examines many different kinds of crowds and how they work. He differentiates between different kinds of crowds such as mobs, juries, elected bodies, and simple crowds. This landmark book is one of the most influential books ever written on this subject. An important book for anyone studying or
... Read more
Sexual History Evidence in Rape Trials

Is the Jury Out?

by Charlotte Herriott ...

Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and its impact on jurors. In doing so, it presents findings of the first mock jury dataset in England and Wales to explore how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon such evidence within their deliberations.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative insights from ... Read more

Free

This book provides an in-depth examination of current, high-profile debates about the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials and its impact on jurors. In doing so, it presents findings of the first mock jury dataset in England and Wales to explore how jurors interpret, discuss, and rely upon such evidence within their deliberations.Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative insights from
... Read more
The Rule-Out Method of Criminal Defense

by David Ball ...

The Rule-Out method of criminal defense, easily learned, gets most jurors to want to decide verdicts based solely on reasonable doubts -- which, perhaps unexpectedly, few jurors normally do on their own no matter how you explain it. Instead, most convictions result from burden shifting, the usual demand by jurors that the defense attorney prove innocence. Rule Out prevents this, teaches how to ... Read more

$57.99 USD

The Rule-Out method of criminal defense, easily learned, gets most jurors to want to decide verdicts based solely on reasonable doubts -- which, perhaps unexpectedly, few jurors normally do on their own no matter how you explain it. Instead, most convictions result from burden shifting, the usual demand by jurors that the defense attorney prove innocence. Rule Out prevents this, teaches how to
... Read more
Jury Nullification

The Evolution of a Doctrine

by Clay S. Conrad ...

The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent can a jury be? How much power does a jury have to not only judge a defendant’s actions, but the merits of the law? What happens when jurors decide ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent can a jury be? How much power does a jury have to not only judge a defendant’s actions, but the merits of the law? What happens when jurors decide
... Read more
Storytelling for the Defense

Defense Attorney's Courtroom Guide to Beating Plaintiffs At Their Own Game

by Merrie Jo Pitera, Barbara Hillmer ...

Storytelling is primal for humans—one of the few human traits that is truly universal across cultures and through all of known history. The goal of Storytelling for the Defense is to help defense attorneys understand and reclaim the fundamental value of storytelling in the context of persuading jurors and winning cases. Defense attorneys must realize that the power of the narrative is not the sole ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Storytelling is primal for humans—one of the few human traits that is truly universal across cultures and through all of known history. The goal of Storytelling for the Defense is to help defense attorneys understand and reclaim the fundamental value of storytelling in the context of persuading jurors and winning cases. Defense attorneys must realize that the power of the narrative is not the sole
... Read more
Confronting the Death Penalty

How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases

by Robin Conley ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Language and Law
Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors', ... Read more

$22.79 USD

Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors',
... Read more
Twenty Million Angry Men

The Case for Including Convicted Felons in Our Jury System

by James M. Binnall ...

Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Today, all but one U.S. jurisdiction restricts a convicted felon’s eligibility for jury service. Are there valid, legal reasons for banishing millions of Americans from the jury process? How do felon-juror exclusion statutes impact convicted felons, jury systems, and jurisdictions that impose them? Twenty Million Angry Men provides the first full account of this pervasive yet invisible form of
... Read more
Criminal Juries in the 21st Century

Psychological Science and the Law

Edited by Cynthia Najdowski, Margaret Stevenson ...

Series series American Psychology-Law Society Series
The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy. Yet much has changed since the Sixth Amendment in 1791 first guaranteed all citizens the right to a jury trial in criminal prosecutions. Experts now have a much more nuanced understanding of the psychological implications of being a juror, and advances in technology and neuroscience make the work of rendering a ... Read more

$67.49 USD

The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy. Yet much has changed since the Sixth Amendment in 1791 first guaranteed all citizens the right to a jury trial in criminal prosecutions. Experts now have a much more nuanced understanding of the psychological implications of being a juror, and advances in technology and neuroscience make the work of rendering a
... Read more
Piensa Como Abogado, Vive con Estrategia: Aprende a Pensar Como un Abogado

by Pluma Digital ...

"Piensa Como Abogado, Vive con Estrategia: Aprende a Pensar Como un Abogado" es una guía práctica e inspiradora que invita al lector a desarrollar un enfoque estratégico y creativo para resolver problemas y tomar decisiones. Basándose en la esencia del pensamiento jurídico, este libro no solo está dirigido a abogados, sino a cualquier persona que desee ampliar su capacidad para analizar ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Piensa Como Abogado, Vive con Estrategia: Aprende a Pensar Como un Abogado" es una guía práctica e inspiradora que invita al lector a desarrollar un enfoque estratégico y creativo para resolver problemas y tomar decisiones. Basándose en la esencia del pensamiento jurídico, este libro no solo está dirigido a abogados, sino a cualquier persona que desee ampliar su capacidad para analizar
... Read more
Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life

by Sonali Chakravarti ...

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed
... Read more
Cross Purposes

Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education

by Paula Abrams ...

"A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters."---Robert O'Neil, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Virginia School of Law"A careful and captivating examination of a dramatic and instructive clash between nationalism and religious pluralism, and of the ancient but ongoing struggle for control over the education ... Read more

$46.99 USD

"A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters."---Robert O'Neil, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Virginia School of Law"A careful and captivating examination of a dramatic and instructive clash between nationalism and religious pluralism, and of the ancient but ongoing struggle for control over the education
... Read more
Fachgewerkschaften und Arbeitskampf

Ist die Kampfparität noch zu retten?

by Ralf Vogler ...

Arbeitskämpfe und Gewerkschaften. Was klingt wie eine Diskussion aus den Hochzeiten der Industriegesellschaft, ist heute aktueller denn je. Einzig der Schwerpunkt hat sich verlagert. Es sind nicht mehr die klassischen Industriearbeiter, die mit Arbeitskämpfen auf sich aufmerksam machen, sondern zum Teil hochbezahlte Spezialisten wie Ärzte, Piloten oder auch Zugführer. Welche Taktiken wenden die ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Arbeitskämpfe und Gewerkschaften. Was klingt wie eine Diskussion aus den Hochzeiten der Industriegesellschaft, ist heute aktueller denn je. Einzig der Schwerpunkt hat sich verlagert. Es sind nicht mehr die klassischen Industriearbeiter, die mit Arbeitskämpfen auf sich aufmerksam machen, sondern zum Teil hochbezahlte Spezialisten wie Ärzte, Piloten oder auch Zugführer. Welche Taktiken wenden die
... Read more
人民參與死刑審判事件簿：當法槌落下！借鏡日本判例，為國民法官作好準備

by 林裕順, 黃鼎軒, 張家維, 王鈞世 ...

您準備好當國民法官了嗎？在衡量生與死的天秤上，又該如何作出最適當的判決？從18個轟動日本的殺人案件，借鏡日本審判經驗，為國民法官的審理與量刑提供參照！◆永山則夫案為死刑判斷立下了哪些基準？◆殺人有無計畫性跟可問責程度有什麼樣的關係？◆只殺一人就可以免死嗎？◆該如何針對患有精神疾病的被告進行身心狀況的事實認定？◆人民裁判員判死，二審後職業法官判生，司法如何維護人民法感與量刑的正當性及公平性？2023年1月1日開始，臺灣正式實施國民法官制度，人民可以直接參與刑事案件審理，並與職業法官攜手合作共同作出判決。臺灣人民參審首波受理殺人、傷害致死、酒駕致死等「故意行為造成死亡結果」之重大犯罪，同時被告縱使檢察官求處死刑，仍須經國民法官與職業法官一起量刑評議，並達三分之二以上高度共識決方得判決死刑。臺灣的國民法官制度，是以日本裁判員制度作為參考原型。《人民參與死刑審判事件簿》以18件日本案例 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

您準備好當國民法官了嗎？在衡量生與死的天秤上，又該如何作出最適當的判決？從18個轟動日本的殺人案件，借鏡日本審判經驗，為國民法官的審理與量刑提供參照！◆永山則夫案為死刑判斷立下了哪些基準？◆殺人有無計畫性跟可問責程度有什麼樣的關係？◆只殺一人就可以免死嗎？◆該如何針對患有精神疾病的被告進行身心狀況的事實認定？◆人民裁判員判死，二審後職業法官判生，司法如何維護人民法感與量刑的正當性及公平性？2023年1月1日開始，臺灣正式實施國民法官制度，人民可以直接參與刑事案件審理，並與職業法官攜手合作共同作出判決。臺灣人民參審首波受理殺人、傷害致死、酒駕致死等「故意行為造成死亡結果」之重大犯罪，同時被告縱使檢察官求處死刑，仍須經國民法官與職業法官一起量刑評議，並達三分之二以上高度共識決方得判決死刑。臺灣的國民法官制度，是以日本裁判員制度作為參考原型。《人民參與死刑審判事件簿》以18件日本案例
... Read more
The Right to a Fair Trial

Edited by Thom Brooks ...

Series series The International Library of Essays on Rights
The right to a fair trial is often held as a central constitutional protection. It nevertheless remains unclear what precisely should count as a 'fair' trial and who should decide verdicts. This already difficult issue has become even more important given a number of proposed reforms of the trial, especially for defendants charged with terrorism offences. This collection, The Right to a Fair Trial ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The right to a fair trial is often held as a central constitutional protection. It nevertheless remains unclear what precisely should count as a 'fair' trial and who should decide verdicts. This already difficult issue has become even more important given a number of proposed reforms of the trial, especially for defendants charged with terrorism offences. This collection, The Right to a Fair Trial
... Read more
Recipe for Murder

The poisonous truth behind Erin Patterson – the mushroom murderer of Leongatha

by Duncan McNab ...

THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER TRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLDIt is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Saturday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.The next day, four of the guests are hospitalised. Doctors suspect death cap mushroom poisoning ... Read more

$9.99 USD

THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF ERIN PATTERSON AND THE MUSHROOM MURDER TRIAL THAT ENTHRALLED THE WORLDIt is the case that has fascinated many.On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Saturday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.The next day, four of the guests are hospitalised. Doctors suspect death cap mushroom poisoning
... Read more
A Life and Death Decision

A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty

by Scott E. Sundby ...

A gripping exploration of a jury's members' perspectives on the most wrenching decision: the death sentenceWith a life in the balance, a jury convicts a man of murder and now has to decide whether he should be put to death. Twelve people now face a momentous choice.Bringing drama to life, A Life and Death Decision gives unique insight into how a jury deliberates. We feel the passions, anger, and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A gripping exploration of a jury's members' perspectives on the most wrenching decision: the death sentenceWith a life in the balance, a jury convicts a man of murder and now has to decide whether he should be put to death. Twelve people now face a momentous choice.Bringing drama to life, A Life and Death Decision gives unique insight into how a jury deliberates. We feel the passions, anger, and
... Read more
Rola sądów międzynarodowych w kształtowaniu praw jednostek

by Anna Kasędra, Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, Dominik Godula, Patryk Kubsik, Agnieszka Regiec ...

Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Publikacja, wydana pod redakcją Patryka Kubsika stanowi efekt pracy członków Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Rozstrzygania Sporów Międzynarodowych, działającego przy Katedrze Prawa Międzynarodowego i Europejskiego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Autorami poszczególnych rozdziałów są studenci czwartego oraz piątego roku prawa, którzy dzielą się na kartach niniejszej publikacji swoją pasją i zamiłowaniem do
... Read more
Trial by Jury

The Seventh Amendment and Anglo-American Special Juries

by James Oldham ...

While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham assembles a mix of his signature essays and new work on the history of jury trial, tracing how trial by jury was transplanted to America and ... Read more

$67.99 USD

While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham assembles a mix of his signature essays and new work on the history of jury trial, tracing how trial by jury was transplanted to America and
... Read more
Etica e Fair Play: nella Formazione della Prova Orale, nel Processo Penale

by Domenico Carponi Schittar ...

Ogni meccanismo, per funzionare adeguatamente, esige un armonico contributo da parte di tutti i suoi ingranaggi.Altrimenti si “grippa”.Il processo penale non è da meno.Anzi – dipendendo dal suo funzionamento da un lato la tutela del bene libertà individuale, dall'altro la tutela della società - l’esigenza quanto al fatto che quel contributo sia massimo è di grado superiore a quella che può ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ogni meccanismo, per funzionare adeguatamente, esige un armonico contributo da parte di tutti i suoi ingranaggi.Altrimenti si “grippa”.Il processo penale non è da meno.Anzi – dipendendo dal suo funzionamento da un lato la tutela del bene libertà individuale, dall'altro la tutela della società - l’esigenza quanto al fatto che quel contributo sia massimo è di grado superiore a quella che può
... Read more
Proteção de Dados

Temas Controvertidos

by Gabrielle Bezerra Sales Sarlet, Manoel Gustavo Neubarth Trindade, Plínio Melgaré ...

Imersa em uma realidade datificada, marcada por altos níveis de desigualdade, de desinformação e de baixos níveis educacionais, bem como por uma evidente crise financeira e moral, a sociedade brasileira tem sido um cenário de vigilância e de tecnocontrole que, sem dúvida alguma, implicam na urgência por análises lúcidas em torno das molduras jurídicas que ressignifiquem o catálogo de direitos e ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Imersa em uma realidade datificada, marcada por altos níveis de desigualdade, de desinformação e de baixos níveis educacionais, bem como por uma evidente crise financeira e moral, a sociedade brasileira tem sido um cenário de vigilância e de tecnocontrole que, sem dúvida alguma, implicam na urgência por análises lúcidas em torno das molduras jurídicas que ressignifiquem o catálogo de direitos e
... Read more
I Also Can’t Breathe: But This Jury Hangs

by Galeeb Kachra ...

Juror Five served on a three-week civil case in October 2020 that unearthed the story of a 27-year old man who died shortly after calling 911 because he couldn't breathe. The day before his death, he was treated at a Seattle-area urgent care facility for shortness of breath and sent home. The judicial system failed to deliver justice. This tragic, true narrative combines medical malpractice, ... Read more

$1.00 USD

Juror Five served on a three-week civil case in October 2020 that unearthed the story of a 27-year old man who died shortly after calling 911 because he couldn't breathe. The day before his death, he was treated at a Seattle-area urgent care facility for shortness of breath and sent home. The judicial system failed to deliver justice. This tragic, true narrative combines medical malpractice,
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Jury eBooks

Show: