Written by the leading authority on legal decision making,
Professional Judgment for Lawyers integrates empirical legal
research, cognitive and social psychology, organizational behavior,
legal ethics, and neuroscience to illuminate and improve decision
making by attorneys, clients, judges, arbitrators, mediators, and
juries. Key Features: Analyzes the quality of decision making by
lawyers, clients, judges, mediators, and arbitrators Shows how
race, gender, age, roles, experience, personality, perception,
memory, and emotions affect decision making by lawyers and judges
Identifies deficiencies in professional decision making and
proposes corrective steps Discusses impact of professional judgment
and decision making on major societal issues like access to
justice, plea bargaining, mass incarceration, superannuated judges,
and public confidence in the judicial system Describes strengths
and weaknesses in personal decision-making styles and provides a
self-assessment tool to evaluate individual styles Integrates law,
neuroscience, psychology, behavioral economics, analytics, and
organizational behavior in a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary
examination of legal judgment and decision making This book has the
unique capacity to replace idealized, theoretical concepts of legal
decision making with empirical analyses and practical applications
for lawyers, judges, law students, and other knowledgeable readers
intrigued by the law, justice, and decision making.
General
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Elgar Guides to Professional Skills for Lawyers |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Authors: |
Randall Kiser
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
474 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-531482-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-531482-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781035314829 |
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