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Judicial decision making : is psychology relevant? /

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This book examines decision making by appellate judges from a psychological viewpoint. The process of deciding a case, from the initial decision whether to grant certiorari to the final announcement of a decision, is analyzed using contemporary concepts from the field of psychology, especially socia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999.
Series:Perspectives in law & psychology ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Judges > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Law > Psychological aspects.
Decision Making > United States.
Jurisprudence > United States.
Psychology > legislation & jurisprudence > United States.
Judges.
Judicial process.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • How do judges decide?
  • Opinion formation and expression
  • Attempts to influence judges
  • The role of the Chief Justice
  • Responses to influence
  • History of the psychology-law relationship
  • The American Psychological Association's organized amicus activity
  • The APA's amicus attemps to influence the Supreme Court
  • Unsuccessful attempts to influence the Court
  • The future of the psychology-law relationship.