Not guilty : are the acquitted innocent? /
Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell.
- New York : New York University Press, c2012.
- xvi, 211 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.189-201) and index.
Introduction : invisible innocence -- Judge and jury decisions to acquit : what we know from social research -- Screening for innocence -- Understanding why judges and juries disagree about criminal case outcomes : are jury verdicts an expression of sentiment? -- The defense case -- The impact of race on judge and jury decision making -- Conclusion.
Judicial error--United States. Criminal procedure--United States. Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Jury--United States. Judges--United States.