NCJ Number
48232
Editor(s)
A A CAIN,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
49 pages
Annotation
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS ENTRIES CONCERNING STUDIES OF THE UNITED STATES JURY SYSTEM AND PROPOSALS FOR ITS REFORM.
Abstract
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS COMPILED FROM DOCUMENTS IN THE NCJRS COLLECTION, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING JURY COMMISSIONERS, COURT ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN JURY REFORM WITH A RESOURCE THAT WILL ASSIST THEM IN WEIGHING VARIOUS REFORM PROPOSALS. SUCH PROPOSALS HAVE INCLUDED THOSE AIMED AT MAKING JURIES SMALLER AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POPULATION, ALLOWING NONUNANIMOUS VERDICTS, MAKING COURT ADMINISTRATION MORE EFFICIENT, AND THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF THE JURORS THEMSELVES. THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRIES ARE PRESENTED IN TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST DEALS WITH JUROR SELECTION AND UTILIZATION AND INCLUDES SELECTIONS CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS OF UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORS, MINORITIES, AND ECONOMIC GROUPS, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS ABOUT JUROR UTILIZATION AND COURT ADMINISTRATION. THE SECOND PART CONCERNS PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE AND INCLUDES GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR REMEDYING UNDERREPRESENTATION, INEFFICIENT USE OF JURORS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JURY SYSTEM. SEVERAL ENTRIES ABOUT JURY REFORM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA ARE INCLUDED, AS THESE COUNTRIES HAVE SYSTEMS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE U.S. ENTRIES DESCRIBE BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND GUIDELINES DATING FROM 1968 TO 1977 AND ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR WITHIN EACH SECTION. A SUMMARY IS APPENDED OF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON JURY REFORM BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS CITED IS PROVIDED, AS IS A MATERIAL SOURCE LIST.