Punishment, participatory democracy, and the jury
Dzur, Albert WAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
Focusing contemporary democratic theory on the neglected topic of punishment, this book argues for increased civic engagement in criminal justice as an antidote to the American penal state. It considers how the jury may serve as a participatory institution that gathers and utilizes citizen's juridical capabilities rather than merely expressing unreflective public opinion.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Focusing contemporary democratic theory on the neglected topic of punishment, this book argues for increased civic engagement in criminal justice as an antidote to the American penal state. It considers how the jury may serve as a participatory institution that gathers and utilizes citizen's juridical capabilities rather than merely expressing unreflective public opinion.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jury
Punishment
Democracy
Political participation
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Law - U.S. - General