Judicial decision making is psychology relevant? /

Judicial decision making [electronic resource] : is psychology relevant? / Lawrence S. Wrightsman.

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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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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Format: Electronic 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.
Judges.
Judicial process.
United States.
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Summary: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 social cognition theory. The impact of amicus briefs submitted to the courts by the American Psychological Association is evaluated.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 258 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and indexes.
ISBN:9781461548072
1461548071
ISSN:0160-4422 ;

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