The psychology of the Supreme Court

The Psychology of the Supreme Court by Lawrence S. Wrightsman is the first book to thoroughly examine the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making. Dr. Wrightsmans book seeks to help us understand all aspects of the Supreme Courts functioning from a psychological perspective. This timely and comp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wrightsman, Lawrence S. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2006.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:American Psychology-Law Society series.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798392006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • 1 The Supreme Court: The Least Understood Branch
  • 2 The Selective Nature of Supreme Court Justices
  • 3 Steps in the Decision-Making Process
  • 4 Day to Day in the Life of the Court
  • 5 A Psychological Analysis of Decision Formation
  • 6 The Rational Choice Model in Judicial Decision-Making
  • 7 The Bush v. Gore Decision
  • 8 How Individual Justices Affect Decisions
  • 9 The Chief Justice: More Influential Than Other Justices?
  • 10 Can the Court's Decisions Be Predicted?
  • 11 Evaluating the Process
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z.