Legal blame : how jurors think and talk about accidents / Neal Feigenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feigenson, Neal, author.

Series:

Law and public policy

The law and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury--United States.

Jury.

Accident law.

Psychological aspects.

United States.

Judicial process--United States.

Judicial process.

Accident law--Psychological aspects.

Judicial Role.

Accidents--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Judicial Role.

United States.

Accidents--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2000]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This book sheds new light on how jurors interpret justice in the wake of accidents and reveals much about the psychology of jury decision making in general. Using case material, the author analyzed both the words lawyers use to help jurors assign blame and the words jurors themselves use as they make decisions. The author discusses the relevant social and cognitive literature and shows how jurors' everyday habits of thought and feeling inform their deliberations. The author's thesis is that jurors use legal facts and rules in combination with common sense to process what he calls total justice. Contrary to stereotypes about jurors, both emotion and reason appear to be central to reaching a decision that feels right to the jury. This book is for forensic psychologists, practicing students, lawyers, and anyone interested in learning about the psychology of legal persuasion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-280) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2000. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2000 dcunns.

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