FEDERAL COURTS AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM, 2D ED

• NCJ Number: 37678
• Author(s): S GOLDMAN; T P JAHNIGE
• Editor(s): D THARP, R T VIGGIANO
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 317 pages
• Sale Source: Harper and Row
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS BOOK EXAMINES HOW THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM OPERATES WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF AMERICAN POLITICS.

Abstract

MATERIAL IS INTEGRATED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF EASTONIAN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND IS BALANCED BETWEEN LOWER COURTS AND THE SUPREME COURT. THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS OF FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON'S JUDICIAL APPOINTEES ARE ANALYZED, AND MATERIAL ON THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION'S JUDICIAL SELECTION PROCESS IS INCLUDED. NEW JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH IS HIGHLIGHTED. THE BOOK DETAILS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CRIMINAL CASE PROCESSING. THIS SECOND EDITION ALSO CONTAINS NEW SECTIONS ON CRIMINAL SENTENCING AND THE LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)