"What is most extraordinary about Ben Fleury-Steiner's book is that it seeks to shed light on the 'black box' of capital jury deliberations. Based on a remarkable social science survey of persons who served on capital juries, this volume illuminates the workings of the most closely guarded secret in the criminal justice system." -David Cole, from the Foreword "Perhaps the most powerful, routinely enacted civic ritual in American public life is that of capital punishment. This state-sanctioned extirpation of human life in the collective pursuit of justice is a searing act of civic...
"What is most extraordinary about Ben Fleury-Steiner's book is that it seeks to shed light on the 'black box' of capital jury deliberations. Based on ...
Building a Modern Financial System provides a unique "inside" account of all aspects of the Indonesian financial system over the past three decades, indicating policies adopted, their effects, and the pressures that influenced policy choices. Indonesia provides an interesting example of financial modernization: it was considered a "hopeless case" in the mid 1960s, after which it maintained a balanced fiscal policy and largely unrestrained foreign capital movements up until the recent upheavals of the mid 1990s.
Building a Modern Financial System provides a unique "inside" account of all aspects of the Indonesian financial system over the past three decades, i...
Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound effectively, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the latest techniques and developments.
Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they nee...
"No Equal Justice" is the seminal work on race- and class-based double standards in criminal justice. Hailed as a shocking and necessary book by "The Economist," it has become the standard reference point for anyone trying to understand the fundamental inequalities in the American legal system. The book, written by constitutional law scholar and civil liberties advocate David Cole, was named the best nonfiction book of 1999 by the "Boston Book Review" and the best book on an issue of national policy by the American Political Science Association.
"No Equal Justice" examines subjects...
"No Equal Justice" is the seminal work on race- and class-based double standards in criminal justice. Hailed as a shocking and necessary book by "T...
