Civil Juries and Civil Justice

Name: Civil Juries and Civil Justice
SKU: 978-0-387-74488-9
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Psychological and Legal Perspectives

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From Merck to McDonald's to Firestone, high-profile tort cases inspire high-powered tort reform debate. Simultaneously they fuel public perceptions of spurious claims and outlandish awards, while fostering professional perceptions of an unwieldy legal system. The contributors to Civil Juries and Civil Justice bring order, as well as a much-needed reality check, to the situation. This insightful, multidisciplinary volume provides in-depth case data, empirical findings, and original research, synthesizing a range of seemingly irreconcilable legal and psychological viewpoints. Leading scholars consider the roots of juryphobia, the growth trajectories of damage awards, alternative means of obtaining civil justice, and the role of the social sciences in formulating legal policy while addressing these key questions of the tort reform controversy:

What can be learned by studying jury decision-making?

What is the relationship between compensatory and punitive damages?

Are judges more capable than juries in awarding damages?

Where do non-litigation methods such as apologies and mediation fit in?

Can physicians help improve the malpractice system?

Have reform efforts done more harm than good?

Civil Juries and Civil Justice will attract readers across numerous disciplines: forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, attorneys, sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, and policy makers. Because of its research/practice orientation, professors and students in these fields will find it a worthy text for course adoption.

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What can be learned by studying jury decision-making?

What is the relationship between compensatory and punitive damages?

Are judges more capable than juries in awarding damages?

Where do non-litigation methods such as apologies and mediation fit in?

Can physicians help improve the malpractice system?

Have reform efforts done more harm than good?

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Verlag	Springer EN
Einband	Fester Einband
Erscheinungsjahr	2007
Seitenangabe	286 S.
Ausgabekennzeichen	Englisch
Abbildungen	XII, 286 p.
Masse	H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.9 cm 1'320 g
Coverlag	Springer (Imprint/Brand)
Autor	Bornstein, Brian H. (Hrsg.) / Wiener, Richard L. (Hrsg.) / Schopp, Robert (Hrsg.) / Willborn, Steven L. (Hrsg.)

Über den Autor Brian H. (Hrsg.) Bornstein

Brian Bornstein is Research Professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Duke University Law School, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He is former editor of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. He has authored 5 books, and this is his 17th edited book. Monica Miller is a Foundation Professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the PhD Program in Social Psychology. She is on the editorial board of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. She has previously authored 4 books and has edited 9 books. Dave DeMatteo is a Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at Drexel University, where he is also Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. He is an Associate Editor of Law and Human Behavior and on the editorial boards of 12 journals, and he has authored 6 books and edited 3 books (with another edited book "in press" and another edited book "in progress").