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Reconstructing Justice|Franklin Strier

Reconstructing Justice : An Agenda for Trial Reform

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In this lively and persuasive critique, Franklin Strier doesn't simply describe problems with the American trial system; he proposes reforms. He offers a detailed blueprint of how to improve our basic adversarial system while blunting its excesses and inequities. Strier points out that the jury system was originally intended to diffuse the power of the government, but criticizes the method by which jurors are selected, patronized, and manipulated. Among his suggestions: eliminate peremptory challenges, give jurors the authority, and judges the responsibility, to ask questions of witnesses, and use neutral expert witnesses.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780226777184
  • ISBN-10: 0226777189
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: May 1996
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.84 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
  • Page Count: 328

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