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Some Enlightenment On Crime, Shirley S. Abrahamson Feb 1985

Some Enlightenment On Crime, Shirley S. Abrahamson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice Edited by Sanford H. Kadish


Two New Books On Guns, Franklin E. Zimring Feb 1985

Two New Books On Guns, Franklin E. Zimring

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Under The Gun: Weapons, Crime and Violence in America by James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi and Kathleen Daly and Firearms and Violence: Issues of Public Policy edited by Don B. Kates, Jr.


News Of Crime: Courts And Press In Conflict, Michigan Law Review Feb 1985

News Of Crime: Courts And Press In Conflict, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of News of Crime: Courts and Press in Conflict by J. Edward Gerald


Born To Crime: The Genetic Causes Of Criminal Behavior, Michigan Law Review Feb 1985

Born To Crime: The Genetic Causes Of Criminal Behavior, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Born to Crime: The Genetic Causes of Criminal Behavior by Lawrence Taylor


Verdict According To Conscience: Perspectives On The English Criminal Trial Jury 1200-1800, Thomas A. Green Jan 1985

Verdict According To Conscience: Perspectives On The English Criminal Trial Jury 1200-1800, Thomas A. Green

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This book treats the history of the English criminal trial jury from its origins to the eve of the Victorian reforms in the criminal law. It consists of eight free-standing essays on important aspects of that history and a conclusion. Each chapter addresses the phenomenon that has come to be known as "jury nullification," the exercise of jury discretion in favor of a defendant whom the jury nonetheless believes to have committed the act with which he is charged. Historically, some instances of nullification reflect the jury's view that the act in question is not unlawful, while in other cases …