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Intended for judicial process and behavior courses, this text provides a detailed study of the American court system, including the functions of judges, lawyers, litigants, and other actors in the federal, state, civil, and criminal court systems. Includes a new section on juvenile courts, torts, and product liability reform, as well as generally updated material. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• Tables and Figures(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xiii)
• 1 Foundations of Law in the United States(p. 1)
• Opening Questions(p. 1)
• Definition of Law(p. 4)
• Sources of Law in the United States(p. 5)
• Types of Law(p. 7)
• Functions of Law(p. 10)
• The United States and the Rule of Law(p. 13)
• A Litigious Society(p. 17)
• Summary(p. 20)
• 2 History and Organization of the Federal Judicial System(p. 23)
• Opening Questions(p. 23)
• The Historical Context(p. 25)
• The U.S. Supreme Court(p. 26)
• The U.S. Courts of Appeals(p. 38)
• U.S. District Courts(p. 46)
• Constitutional Courts and Legislative Courts(p. 51)
• Administrative and Staff Support in the Federal Judiciary(p. 53)
• Federal Court Workload(p. 57)
• Summary(p. 59)
• 3 History and Organization of State Judicial Systems(p. 63)
• Opening Questions(p. 63)
• Historical Development of State Courts(p. 64)
• State Court Organization(p. 68)
• Administrative and Staff Support in the State Judiciary(p. 73)
• State Court Workload(p. 75)
• Summary(p. 76)
• 4 Jurisdiction and Policy-Making Boundaries(p. 79)
• Opening Questions(p. 79)
• Federal Courts(p. 80)
• Jurisdiction and Policy Making of State Courts(p. 84)
• Jurisdiction and Legislative Politics(p. 87)
• Judicial Self-Restraint(p. 88)
• Summary(p. 103)
• 5 Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process(p. 106)
• Opening Questions(p. 106)
• Lawyers and the Legal Profession(p. 107)
• Litigants(p. 123)
• Interest Groups in the Judicial Process(p. 124)
• Summary(p. 130)
• 6 The Criminal Court Process(p. 135)
• Opening Questions(p. 135)
• The Nature and Substance of Crime(p. 136)
• Categories of Crime(p. 137)
• Elements of a Crime(p. 142)
• Procedures before a Criminal Trial(p. 146)
• Procedures during a Criminal Trial(p. 162)
• Procedures after a Criminal Trial(p. 176)
• Summary(p. 183)
• 7 The Civil Court Process(p. 188)
• Opening Questions(p. 188)
• The Nature and Substance of Civil Law(p. 189)
• The Main Categories of Civil Law(p. 190)
• The Courts and Other Institutions Concerned with Civil Law(p. 195)
• The Civil Trial Process(p. 202)
• Summary(p. 210)
• 8 Federal Judges(p. 214)
• Opening Questions(p. 214)
• Background Characteristics of Federal Judges(p. 215)
• Formal and Informal Qualifications of Federal Judges(p. 224)
• The Federal Selection Process and Its Participants(p. 229)
• Policy Links between the Citizenry, the President, and the Federal Judiciary(p. 238)
• The Judicial Socialization Process(p. 253)
• The Retirement and Removal of Judges(p. 257)
• Summary(p. 262)
• 9 State Judges(p. 268)
• Opening Questions(p. 268)
• Qualifications and Backgrounds of State Judges(p. 269)
• The Selection Process for State Judges(p. 271)
• The Retirement and Removal of Judges(p. 277)
• Summary(p. 278)
• 10 Decision Making by Trial Court Judges(p. 282)
• Opening Questions(p. 282)
• The Legal Subculture(p. 284)
• The Democratic Subculture(p. 291)
• Summary(p. 321)
• 11 Decision Making in Collegial Courts(p. 328)
• Opening Questions(p. 328)
• Cue Theory(p. 329)
• Small-Group Analysis(p. 332)
• Attitude Theory(p. 349)
• Rational Choice Theory(p. 352)
• Summary(p. 353)
• 12 Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies(p. 359)
• Opening Questions(p. 359)
• The Impact of Higher-Court Decisions on Lower Courts(p. 360)
• Congressional Influences on the Implementation Process(p. 367)
• Executive Branch Influences on the Implementation Process(p. 370)
• Other Implementers(p. 373)
• The Impact of Judicial Policies(p. 375)
• Summary(p. 382)
• 13 Policy Making by American Judges: A Synthesis(p. 387)
• The Nature of the Case or Issue(p. 388)
• The Values and Orientations of the Judges(p. 391)
• The Nature of the Judicial Decision-Making Process(p. 394)
• The Impact of Extraneous Influences(p. 397)
• Glossary(p. 400)
• Subject Index(p. 407)
• Case Index(p. 424)

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This, the fifth edition of a much-valued undergraduate text on the judicial process, offers a comprehensive survey of the nature and function of both the federal and state judicial systems. Separate chapters are devoted to the history of the federal and state judicial systems, trial and appellate courts, criminal and civil courts, judicial policy making, and the impact of judicial decisions. A separate chapter also relates these various concerns to the different theoretical traditions used by political scientists to analyze the courts: cue theory, small group theory, attitude theory, and rational choice theory. This updated edition provides some recent examples that place US courts in comparative context and contains a glossary of legal terms used throughout the book. It should be a text for courses on the judicial process. Recommended for undergraduate students. M. M. Feeley University of California, Berkeley

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Robert A. Carp is professor of political science at the University of Houston
Ronald Stidham is professor of political science/criminal justice at Appalachian State University