CLEARANCE - Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection - Gain an Edge in Questioning and Selecting Your Jury, Third Edition Out of Stock
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Author: Jeffrey T. Frederick, Ph.D.
Publisher: American Bar Association
Publication Date: February 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61632-845-0
Page Count: 589
Trim Size: 7 x 10-inch format
Format: Soft-cover book with CD-ROM
ISBN: 978-1-61632-845-0
Page Count: 589
Trim Size: 7 x 10-inch format
Format: Soft-cover book with CD-ROM
This much anticipated and expanded Third Edition by one of the nation's most experienced trial consultants goes beyond other books on jury selection and focuses on the skills needed to conduct effective voir dire and jury selection, ultimately improving your chances of a favorable verdict at trial. This valuable guide will help you understand effective voir dire and jury selection strategies and adapt them to the unique circumstances you face in your trial jurisdiction.
Topics include:
- Understanding the importance of the jurors' backgrounds, experiences, and opinions
- Good questioning techniques and skills that increase juror candor and honesty
- Reading jurors' nonverbal behavior
- Tips for improving your success in group voir dire settings
- Successfully overcoming common problems encountered during voir dire, including identifying and handling stealth jurors
- How to develop and use juror questionnaires effectively
- The impact of the Internet on jury selection and jury trials
- Overall jury selection strategies
This book is packed with practical advice and supplemented with appendices, including examples of useful voir dire questions for civil and criminal cases. In addition, a companion CD contains more than 130 juror questionnaires used in criminal and civil trials, including questionnaires from Colorado v. Kobe Bryant, In re Exxon Valdez, i4i LP v. Microsoft Corporation, United States v. Zacarious Moussaoui, California v. Scott Peterson, and United States v. Senator Theodore Stevens, among many others.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
Chapter I The Voir Dire and Jury Selection Setting
Chapter 2 Jurors' Backgrounds, Experiences, and Opinions
Chapter 3 Understanding Jurors' Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 4 Preparing for Voir Dire
Chapter 5 Conducting Voir Dire
Chapter 6Common Situations and Problems in Voir Dire
Chapter 7 Juror Questionnaires
Chapter 8 Jurors and the Internet
Chapter 9 Evaluating Potential Jurors
Chapter 10 Selecting the Jury
Appendices
Index
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