The psychology of the Supreme Court / / Lawrence S. Wrightsman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955539903321
• Autore: Wrightsman Lawrence S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0198041756; 9780198041757
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 312 p
• Collana: American Psychology-Law Society series
• Disciplina: 347.73/262
• Soggetti: Judicial process - United States - Psychological aspects; Conduct of court proceedings - United States - Psychological aspects; Political questions and judicial power - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-298) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 comprehensive work addresses many factors of influence including, the background of the justices, how they are nominated and appointed, the role of their law clerks, the power of the Chief Justice, and the day-to-day life in the Court. Dr. Wrightsman uses psychological concepts and research findings from the social sciences to examine the steps of the decision-making process, as well ; as the ways in which the justices seek to remain collegial in the face of conflict and the degree of predictability in their votes.