Measuring Judicial Sentiment: Methods and Application to US Circuit Courts

Judicial Engagement: Lessons from Problem Solving Courts

Introduction This article critically assesses the development of judicial involvement in offender management drawing both on international literature and on experiences of courts in the UK that have adopted „problem-solving‟ approaches that aim to enhance the „therapeutic‟ potential of court processes. Engaging offenders and encouraging their compliance with community supervision are key probat...

Preventing targeted violence against judicial officials and courts

Attacks against judicial officials and the courts are rare events but carry the potential for tremendous impact on the American judiciary. In this article, the authors describe a systematic approach to prevent targeted violence against judges and their courts. They begin with a brief overview of findings from operational research on assassinations and attacks against public officials, including...

Courts and Banks: Effects of Judicial Enforcement on Credit Markets

The cost of enforcing contracts is a key determinant of market performance. We document this point with reference to the credit market. We start by presenting a model of opportunistic debtors and inefficient courts. According to the model, improvements in judicial efficiency reduce credit rationing and increase lending, while have an ambiguous effect on interest rates, depending on banking comp...

Covert Mini-Courts Within Judicial and Law Enforcement Operations

This paper presents a behaviorologist' s analytical review of the improper treatment to which defendants might be subjected as they pass through the various levels of the criminal justice system. Examples extracted from actual cases are presented throughout the article.' It examines the contingencies that control those abuses, and describes the effects on the behavior of defendants and official...

Chevron in the Circuit Courts