Judicial process in America / Robert A. Carp, Ronald Stidham.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carp, Robert A., 1943-
Other Authors: Stidham, Ronald, 1940-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2001], ©2001.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Courts > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Physical Description:xvii, 425 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foundations of law in the United States
  • History and organization of the federal judicial system
  • History and organization of state judicial systems
  • Jurisdiction and policy-making boundaries
  • Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process
  • The criminal court process
  • The civil court process
  • Federal judges
  • State judges
  • Decision making by trial court judges
  • Decision making in collegial courts
  • Implementation and impact of jucicial policies
  • Policy making by American judges: a synthesis.