Product Description: Although it was written at a time of national self-criticism, The Supreme Court on Trial remains a classic examination of the place of the Supreme Court in the American political system. When originally published, the American people were engaged in a severe examination of their basic commitments, their way of life, and the direction they appeared to be going...read more

Product Description: This provocative book illuminates issues central to the continuing debate over the relationship between law and society, differential legal treatment, the operation of the criminal justice system, the impact of legal processes on individuals, and the implications of law for social organizations...read more

Product Description: Judging and Judicial Policymaking -- The Influence of Political Party Affiliation on Judicial Voting Patterns -- The Impact of the Appointing President on Judicial Voting Patterns -- Geographic Factors and Judicial Voting Patterns -- The Level of Urbanization and Judicial Voting Patterns -- Preliminary Steps toward a Synthesis -- Concluding Thoughts on Judicial Policymaking Research...read more

Product Description: "How to inform the judicial mind," Justice Frankfurter remarked during the school desegregation cases, "is one of the most complicated problems." Social research is a potential source of such information. Indeed, in the 1960s and 1970s, with activist courts at the forefront of social reform, the field of law and social science came of age...read more

Product Description: Book by Marshall, Tony F.

Traces the history of the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education case from its origin in Charlotte, North Carolina to the final Supreme Court decision

Examines the fairness of the jury system, and discusses the selection procedure, jury competence, the insanity defense, prejudice, and capital punishment

Looks at the history of the American legal profession, discusses the effectiveness of nonlawyer judges, and considers legal education, the image of justice, judicial credentials, and professionalism

Product Description: An in-depth look at the nature and function of appellate courts, including general rule, litigation, exceptions, sua sponte, final judgment rule, state systems, initiating and perfecting an appeal, timeliness, standards of relief, purpose, content, modification or correction of record on appeal, effective brief writing, oral argument, internal operating procedures, time limitations, pre-hearing or summary disposition, opinions and mandates, written opinion, publication, and citation of opinions...read more

Product Description: Very good. Minimal shelfwear.Crease along upper corner. Small spot worn off front cover. No markings. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight.

Product Description: Trial evidence can only be introduced through exhibits or the testimony of witnesses, and psychologists and other social scientists have now begun to empirically evaluate questions such as: What is the impact of the testimony of eyewitnesses in the court decisions? Should hypnosis be used with crime witnesses? Is the polygraph an accurate device to determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect? This book contains articles reprinted from psychological journals relevant to the above questions...read more

Product Description: Psychologists and social scientists have recently undertaken systematic studies of the processes involved in the jurors' role in the courtroom. In the Jury Box is a collection of articles from the accumulating professional literature reflecting research into challenging issues such as: Does jury selection `work'? Are jurors able to make unbiased judgements? Should complex cases be determined by an experienced judge rather than inexperienced laypersons? There are four sections, each on a different aspect of the jury process, and each containing an introduction and summary written by the volume editors to place it in an appropriate context and provide conclusions...read more