MULTIPLE CORRECTION OF JUDICIAL BACKGROUNDS AND DECISIONS

• NCJ Number: 25401
• Journal: Florida State University Law Review Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (SPRING 1974) Pages: 258-280
• Author(s): S S NAGEL
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 23 pages
• Corporate Author: Florida State University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING MULTIPLE CORRELATION TECHNIQUES TO SUPPLEMENT NON-MULTIPLE CORRELATION TECHNIQUES IN ANALYZING CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TRIAL JUDGES TO PREDICT THEIR DECISIONS IS DISCUSSED.

Abstract

MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO PREDICT THE DECISIONAL PROPENSITIES OF JUDGES IN CRIMINAL CASES AND CASES INVOLVING ECONOMIC CONFLICT BASED ON RELATIONS BETWEEN JUDICIAL BACKGROUND AND ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE INCLUDED. POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION IS EMPHASIZED.