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The American Jury At Twenty-Five Years, Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
The American Jury At Twenty-Five Years, Valerie P. Hans, Neil Vidmar
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
The year 1991 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Harry Kalven, Jr. and Hans Zeisel's classic work, The American Jury. Arguably one of the most important books in the field of law and social science, this research monograph began the modrn field of jury studies and deeply influenced contemporary understanding of the jury as an institution.
In this essay we assess the book from the vantage point of a quarter- century. First, we provide a historical backdrop by reviewing the activities of the University of Chicago's Jury Project that led to the publication of The American Jury …