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Jury Selection: Strategy & Science, 3rd Edition, by Ted A. Donner and Richard Gabriel (West Group Publishing ©2001-2004, Supplemented annually), is a comprehensive text designed for use by lawyers and trial consultants involved in the process of examining prospective jurors in cases of all sizes and levels of complexity. In addition to covering the applicable law on challenges, appropriate questioning on voir dire, and other areas of concern to lawyers preparing for trial, the text includes a number of sample voir dire transcripts and discussions with experienced lawyers and trial consultants regarding the significance of each particular transcript.  Each transcript is drawn from a published appellate court opinion, allowing for a comparison of the practitioners' perspective with that of the appellate court panel which eventually decided each case. The book features an array of practice pointers on form and the various types of questions, permissible areas of inquiry, the effective use of challenges and the significance of group dynamics. Jury Selection: Strategy & Science, 3d Edition, can also be searched on Westlaw.  The book appears at JURYSELECT in the Litigation Library, under Practice Materials.

Table of Contents
[Detailed Table of Contents]

Chapter 8. OBJECTIONS TO ARRAY

Chapter 11. ANTICIPATING GROUP DYNAMICS DURING VOIR DIRE

Chapter 14. ATTORNEY-CONDUCTED VOIR DIRE
Chapter 15. INDIVIDUALIZED VOIR DIRE
Chapter 16. JUROR QUESTIONNAIRES

PART V: QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES
Chapter 17. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Chapter 18. HYPOTHETICAL AND CORRELATED LINE QUESTIONING
Chapter 19. OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
Chapter 20. EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS
Chapter 21. NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND VERBAL BEHAVIOR

PART VI: CHALLENGES
Chapter 22. CHALLENGES FOR CAUSE
Chapter 23. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES

PART VII: AREAS OF INQUIRY
Chapter 24. HARDSHIP
Chapter 25. ATTITUDE AND LIFE EXPERIENCE

Chapter 26. ABILITY TO FOLLOW THE LAW

Chapter 27. KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASE

Chapter 28. RELATIONSHIP TO TRIAL PARTICIPANTS

Chapter 29. OCCUPATION AND EDUCATION

Chapter 30. LEGAL EXPERIENCE AND CASE-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Chapter 31. GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Chapter 32. RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BELIEFS

Chapter 33. RACE AND GENDER BIAS

Chapter 34. CONCERNS UNIQUE TO CIVIL TRIALS

Chapter 35. CONCERNS UNIQUE TO CRIMINAL CASES

Chapter 36. DEATH PENALTY CASES

Chapter 37. DISHONESTY

Chapter 38. REHABILITATION

PART VIII: SAMPLE VOIR DIRES

Chapter 39. SAMPLE VOIR DIRE TRANSCRIPTS

SARA L. CAPLAN

Christiansen Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil and Shapiro (Los Angeles, California)

DAVID L. CLEARY

Cleary Shahi Associates (Rutland, Vermont)

DAVID COLARIC

Cook County Public Defender (Chicago, Illinois)

RICHARD K. GABRIEL

Decision Analysis (Los Angeles, California)

CATHERINE GOLDHABER

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney (Chicago, Illinois)

ROBERT M. KALEC

Harnisch & Hohauser (Bingham Farms, Michigan)

SHAWN S. KASSERMAN

Corboy & Demetrio, P.C. (Chicago, Illinois)

DR. PAUL M. LISNEK

Paul M. Lisnek & Associates and Decision Analysis (Chicago, Illinois)

DIANE WILEY

National Jury Project (MInneapolis, Minnesota)