This book contributes to a better understanding of the role laypeople hold in the social functioning of law. It adopts the scholarly insight that the law is unt

Although most countries around the world use professional judges, they also rely on lay citizens, untrained in the law, to decide criminal cases. The participat

The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Process surveys the topics and issues in the field of criminal process, including the laws, institutions, and practices of the c

Democracy in the Courts examines lay participation in the administration of justice and how it reflects certain democratic principles. An international comparat

Two centuries ago, American criminal justice was run primarily by laymen. Jury trials passed moral judgment on crimes, vindicated victims and innocent defendant