Religion in criminal justice
By: Monica K. Miller.
Series: Criminal justice; Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Summation (Law) -- United States.; Jury -- United States.; Capital punishment -- United States.; Religion and law -- United States.; Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to religion in criminal justice; title: Religion in high profile trials; title: Religion in the legal system; title: Common prosecution appeals; title: Common defense appeals; title: Court decisions regarding religion in closing arguments; title: Research questions surrounding religious appeals; title: Overview of experimental studies; title: Study one : the use of religious appeals by prosecutors; title: Study two : the use of religious appeals by defense attorneys; title: Discussion, limitations, and future studies; title: Conclusions.