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ERIC Number: EJ607347
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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The American Trial Jury: Current Issues and Controversies. Looking at the Law.
Ryan, John Paul
Social Education, v63 n7 p458-65 Nov-Dec 1999
Discusses the controversial issues involved in the jury systems, such as jury selection, jury service, civic participation, and the role of the mass media. Stresses the importance of maintaining the public courtroom as a means for encouraging fair trials and not allowing closed courtrooms. Provides an accompanying article, "The Citizen's Jury," by Hannah Leiterman. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Court Litigation, Courts, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Educational Strategies, Hearings, Juries, Justice, Mass Media Role, Resource Materials, Secondary Education, Social Change, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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