Judicial process in America. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Carp, Robert A, 1943-; Manning, Kenneth L (Kenneth Luis); Holmes, Lisa M, 1969-; Stidham, Ronald, 1940-
• Contents: Chapter 1. Foundations of Law in the United States; Definition of Law; Sources of Law in the United States; Types of Law; Functions of Law; The United States and the Rule of Law; A Litigious Society; Chapter 2. The Federal Judicial System; The Historical Context; The U.S. Supreme Court; The U.S. Courts of Appeals; U.S. District Courts; Constitutional Courts, Legislative Courts, and Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction; Administrative and Staff Support in the Federal Judiciary; Federal Court Workload; Chapter 3. State Judicial Systems; Historical Development of State Courts; State Court Organization; Norm Enforcement in the State Courts; The Courtroom Work Group; Administrative Hearings in the States; Policymaking in the State Courts; Innovation in State Courts; Administrative and Staff Support in the State Judiciary; State Court Workload; Chapter 4. Jurisdiction and Policymaking Boundaries; Federal Courts; Jurisdiction of State Courts; Jurisdiction and Legislative Politics; Judicial Self-Restraint; Chapter 5. State Judges; Qualifications and Backgrounds of State Judges; The Selection Process for State Judges; The Retirement and Removal of State Judges; Chapter 6. Federal Judges; Background Characteristics of Federal Judges; Formal and Informal Qualifications of Federal Judges; The Federal Selection Process and Its Participants; The Judicial Socialization Process; The Retirement and Removal of Judges; Chapter 7. Policy Links among the Citizenry, the President, and the Federal Judiciary; The President and the Composition of the Judiciary; Presidents’ Values and Their Appointees’ Decisions; President Barack Obama and Federal Judiciary; Chapter 8. Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process; Lawyers and the Legal Profession; Development of the Legal Profession; Growth and Stratification; Government Attorneys in the Judicial Process; Litigants; Interest Groups in the Judicial Process; Chapter 9. Crime and Procedures prior to a Criminal Trial; The Nature and Substance of Crime; Categories of Crime; Elements of a Crime; Procedures prior to a Criminal Trial; Chapter 10. The Criminal Trial and Its Aftermath; Procedures during a Criminal Trial; Procedures after a Criminal Trial; Chapter 11. The Civil Court Process; The Nature and Substance of Civil Law; The Courts and Other Institutions Concerned with Civil Law; The Civil Trial Process; Chapter 12. Decision Making by Trial Court Judges; The Legal Subculture; The Democratic Subculture; The Subcultures as Predictors; Chapter 13. Decision Making in Collegial Courts; Cue Theory; Small-Group Analysis; Attitude Theory; Rational Choice Theory; Practical Applications of These Four Approaches; Chapter 14. Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies; The Impact of Higher Court Decisions on Lower Courts; Congressional Influences on the Implementation Process; Executive Branch Influences on the Implementation Process; Other Implementers; The Impact of Judicial Policies; Chapter 15. Policymaking by American Judges: A Synthesis; The Nature of the Case or Issue; The Values and Orientations of the Judges; The Nature of the Judicial Decision making Process; The Impact of Extraneous Influences;
• Edition: Eleventh edition
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (592 pages)
• Subjects: 347.73; Justice, Administration of -- United States; Courts -- United States; Judicial process -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544316703; 1544316704
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