Judicial process in America /
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Author / Creator: | Carp, Robert A., 1943- |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [1992], c1993. |
Description: | xvi, 421 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1340288 |
Table of Contents:
- Tables and Figures
- Preface
- 1. Foundations of Law in the United States
- Opening Questions
- 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
- Summary
- 2. History and Organization of the Federal Judicial System
- Opening Questions
- The Historical Context
- The U.S. Supreme Court
- The U.S. Courts of Appeals
- U.S. District Courts
- Constitutional Courts and Legislative Courts
- Administrative and Staff Support in the Federal Judiciary
- Federal Court Workload
- Summary
- 3. History and Organization of State Judicial Systems
- Opening Questions
- Historical Development of State Courts
- State Court Organization
- Administrative and Staff Support in the State Judiciary
- State Court Workload
- Summary
- 4. Jurisdiction and Policy-Making Boundaries
- Opening Questions
- Federal Courts
- Jurisdiction and Policy Making of State Courts
- Jurisdiction and Legislative Politics
- Judicial Self-Restraint
- Summary
- 5. Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process
- Opening Questions
- Lawyers and the Legal Profession
- Litigants
- Interest Groups in the Judicial Process
- Summary
- 6. The Criminal Court Process
- Opening Questions
- The Nature and Substance of Crime
- Categories of Crime
- Elements of a Crime
- Procedures before a Criminal Trial
- Procedures during a Criminal Trial
- Procedures after a Criminal Trial
- Summary
- 7. The Civil Court Process
- Opening Questions
- The Nature and Substance of Civil Law
- The Main Categories of Civil Law
- The Courts and Other Institutions Concerned with Civil Law
- The Civil Trial Process
- Summary
- 8. Federal Judges
- Opening Questions
- Background Characteristics of Federal Judges
- Formal and Informal Qualifications of Federal Judges
- The Federal Selection Process and Its Participants
- Policy Links between the Citizenry, the President, and the Federal Judiciary
- The Judicial Socialization Process
- The Retirement and Removal of Judges
- Summary
- 9. State Judges
- Opening Questions
- Qualifications and Backgrounds of State Judges
- The Selection Process for State Judges
- The Retirement and Removal of Judges
- Summary
- 10. Decision Making by Trial Court Judges
- Opening Questions
- The Legal Subculture
- The Democratic Subculture
- Summary
- 11. Decision Making in Collegial Courts
- Opening Questions
- Cue Theory
- Small-Group Analysis
- Attitude Theory
- Rational Choice Theory
- Summary
- 12. Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies
- Opening Questions
- 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
- Summary
- 13. Policy Making 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
- Glossary
- Subject Index
- Case Index