More Than the Law - Behavioral and Social Facts in Legal Decision Making

Klappentext An introduction for students and other readers to the ways in which behavioral and social knowledge can and should inform legal decisions! as well as ways in which such knowledge can be misused. Considers legal decisions such as mandatory testing for drug use in schools! abortion! use of the death penalty! and jury selection! among others. Zusammenfassung An introduction for students and other readers to the ways in which behavioral and social knowledge can and should inform legal decisions! as well as ways in which such knowledge can be misused. Considers legal decisions such as mandatory testing for drug use in schools! abortion! use of the death penalty! and jury selection! among others.

Product details

• Authors: Peter W. English, Peter W. Sales English, Bruce D. Sales, Bruce Dennis Sales
• Publisher: American psychological assn
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9781591472551
• ISBN: 978-1-59147-255-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 267 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Law and Public Policy; Law and Public Policy
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law