NCJ Number
75073
Date Published
1978
Length
41 pages
Annotation
Basic principles and practical aspects of the jury system and service in it are described in this pamphlet.
Abstract
Designed as a curriculum resource guide for junior and senior high school students, this booklet includes the following information: (1) reasons for serving on a jury, (2) steps involved in becoming a juror, (3) criteria for being qualified to serve as a juror, (4) responsibilities of a juror, (5) court procedures and the role of lawyers and other court personnel in a criminal and a civil trial; and (6) compensation for being a juror. Illustrations, a glossary of legal terms used in the booklet, and brief descriptions of court personnel are included. (ERIC abstract modified)