Public opinion and criminal justice policy: Theory and research
JT Pickett - Annual Review of Criminology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews evidence for the effects of public opinion on court decision-making,
capital punishment policy and use, correctional expenditures, and incarceration rates. It also …
capital punishment policy and use, correctional expenditures, and incarceration rates. It also …
Backlash, consensus, legitimacy, or polarization: The effect of same-sex marriage policy on mass attitudes
What are the effects of judicial action and policy implementation on attitude change? The
previous literature indicates that attitudes may change, but there is some debate about its …
previous literature indicates that attitudes may change, but there is some debate about its …
Beyond the eternal criminal record: Public support for expungement
Research Summary In The Eternal Criminal Record, James Jacobs detailed how it has
become increasingly difficult to escape the mark of a criminal record. One way to “wipe the …
become increasingly difficult to escape the mark of a criminal record. One way to “wipe the …
What shapes the quality and behavior of government officials? Institutional variation in selection and retention methods
CSH Lim, JM Snyder Jr - Annual Review of Economics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In representative democracies, a variety of rules are employed to select and retain public
officials to reflect public preferences over policies. We discuss the literature on selection and …
officials to reflect public preferences over policies. We discuss the literature on selection and …
[图书][B] The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior: A Comparative Perspective
L Epstein, K Weinshall - 2021 - cambridge.org
The past decade has witnessed a worldwide explosion of work aimed at illuminating judicial-
behavior: the choices judges make and the consequences of their choices. We focus on …
behavior: the choices judges make and the consequences of their choices. We focus on …
The politics of selecting the bench from the bar: the legal profession and partisan incentives to introduce ideology into judicial selection
Using a data set capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million US judges and
lawyers, we present evidence showing how ideology affects the selection of judges across …
lawyers, we present evidence showing how ideology affects the selection of judges across …
[图书][B] The partisan politics of law and order
G Wenzelburger - 2020 - books.google.com
" Why have some Western democracies experienced a substantial turn toward tougher law
and order policies whereas others have not changed their policies to a similar extent? This …
and order policies whereas others have not changed their policies to a similar extent? This …
[图书][B] Deadly justice: A statistical portrait of the death penalty
F Baumgartner, M Davidson, K Johnson… - 2017 - books.google.com
In 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was
constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was …
constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was …
Comparing strategies for estimating constituency opinion from national survey samples
Political scientists interested in estimating how public opinion varies by constituency have
developed several strategies for supplementing limited constituency survey data with …
developed several strategies for supplementing limited constituency survey data with …
Estimating dynamic ideal points for state supreme courts
Courts of last resort in the American states offer researchers considerable leverage to
develop and test theories about how institutions influence judicial behavior. One measure …
develop and test theories about how institutions influence judicial behavior. One measure …