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- catalog abstract ""Law, Social Science and the Criminal Courts fills a gap in the fields of criminal justice and law and society. Unlike any other available text, this book integrates legal cases and empirical research on social science questions confronted by the criminal courts. In other words, it examines how social science impacts criminal law and procedure. The book is organized around the criminal court process beginning with issues related to pretrial proceedings and ending with issues concerning sentencing. Specifically, the book provides an introduction to the history of social science used by the courts and the types of social science admitted as evidence in the courts. The chapters that follow provide seminal legal cases and empirical, social science research on a variety of topics ranging from pretrial publicity and racial profiling to Megan's Law and the death penalty." "Readers are introduced to the "law in action" by demonstrating how social science influences the courts and the courts influence society. Readers will be able to critically review court opinions and social science studies that test some of the assumptions relied upon in court decisions. Sociology of law, law and society, and criminal justice students will find this book interesting as it raises questions about the influence of law on society and whether empirical research helps or hinders grounded judicial decision-making."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13061329.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Law, Social Science and the Criminal Courts fills a gap in the fields of criminal justice and law and society. Unlike any other available text, this book integrates legal cases and empirical research on social science questions confronted by the criminal courts. In other words, it examines how social science impacts criminal law and procedure. The book is organized around the criminal court process beginning with issues related to pretrial proceedings and ending with issues concerning sentencing. Specifically, the book provides an introduction to the history of social science used by the courts and the types of social science admitted as evidence in the courts.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The chapters that follow provide seminal legal cases and empirical, social science research on a variety of topics ranging from pretrial publicity and racial profiling to Megan's Law and the death penalty." "Readers are introduced to the "law in action" by demonstrating how social science influences the courts and the courts influence society. Readers will be able to critically review court opinions and social science studies that test some of the assumptions relied upon in court decisions. Sociology of law, law and society, and criminal justice students will find this book interesting as it raises questions about the influence of law on society and whether empirical research helps or hinders grounded judicial decision-making."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "The history of social science in the law -- Social science as evidence in court -- The legal science of social science -- Police stops and seizures -- The exclusionary rule -- Pretrial publicity and cameras in the courtroom -- Right to counsel -- Six persons, a fair cross-section, and nullification : the right to a jury trial -- Eyewitnesses and mistaken identifications -- Miranda and false confessions -- Future dangerousness and the offender -- The death penalty.".
- catalog extent "ix, 380 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Law, social science, and the criminal courts.".
- catalog identifier "089089518X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Law, social science, and the criminal courts.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press,".
- catalog relation "Law, social science, and the criminal courts.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "345.73/05 22".
- catalog subject "Criminal courts United States.".
- catalog subject "Criminal law Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Criminal procedure Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "KF9219 .S62 2004".
- catalog subject "Law and the social sciences United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The history of social science in the law -- Social science as evidence in court -- The legal science of social science -- Police stops and seizures -- The exclusionary rule -- Pretrial publicity and cameras in the courtroom -- Right to counsel -- Six persons, a fair cross-section, and nullification : the right to a jury trial -- Eyewitnesses and mistaken identifications -- Miranda and false confessions -- Future dangerousness and the offender -- The death penalty.".
- catalog title "Law, social science, and the criminal courts / Alisa Smith.".
- catalog type "text".