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Religion in criminal justice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Monica K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2006.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Summation (Law) > United States.
Jury > United States.
Capital punishment > United States.
Religion and law > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to religion in criminal justice
  • Religion in high profile trials
  • Religion in the legal system
  • Common prosecution appeals
  • Common defense appeals
  • Court decisions regarding religion in closing arguments
  • Research questions surrounding religious appeals
  • Overview of experimental studies
  • Study one : the use of religious appeals by prosecutors
  • Study two : the use of religious appeals by defense attorneys
  • Discussion, limitations, and future studies
  • Conclusions.