God in the courtroom : religion's role at trial
Bornstein, Brian HAuthor
Miller, Monica KContributor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2009.
The authors review legal developments and behavioural science research concerning the effects of religion on legal practice decision-making processes of various actors and trial outcomes. Chapters address jury selection and bias, attorneys' use of religion in legal movements, judges' religious belief, and much more.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The authors review legal developments and behavioural science research concerning the effects of religion on legal practice decision-making processes of various actors and trial outcomes. Chapters address jury selection and bias, attorneys' use of religion in legal movements, judges' religious belief, and much more.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Religion and the jury's composition -- The relationship between jurors' religious affiliation and legal attitudes -- The relationship between jurors' religious characteristics and their legal attitudes and decisions -- Religion in jury deliberations -- Judges' religion -- Attorneys' religion -- Attorneys' use of Biblical appeals -- Religious figures and institutions as litigants -- Conclusion.
Justice, Administration of
Judicial process
Religion and law
Judges
Jury
Law - U.S. - General
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government