{"product_id":"9781441942760","title":"Social Consciousness in Legal Decision Making: Psychological Perspectives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Consciousness in Legal Decision Making: Psychological Perspectives\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWiener, Richard L.; Bornstein, Brian H.; Schopp, Robert; Willborn, Steven L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur basic assumption about the law is that it is designed to operate fairly and openly. But with human beings as the ultimate decision makers, how do we prevent discrimination within the legal arena, and how does the law decide whether others have behaved in a discriminatory manner? \u003cstrong\u003eSocial Consciousness in Legal Decision Making\u003c\/strong\u003e examines four controversial areas involving people’s perceptions of others—racial profiling, affirmative action, workplace harassment, and hate speech\/hate crime—from the perspectives of psychology, decision theory, and the law. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book's contributing experts raise these critical questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow valid are legal assumptions about human behavior?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat cognitive processes underlie biased behavior?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do personal experience and situational cues contribute to decision making?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do individuals’ perceptions of the law influence their judgment?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan psychology help legislators write more effective laws?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn answering them, the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompares rational, descriptive, and normative decision-making models in legal contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides important insights into legal decision making by non-specialists (police, administrators, jurors) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarifies and broadens the role of social science in the courts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromotes improved dialogue between the field of psychology and law to create a more socially aware jurisprudence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Consciousness in Legal Decision Making\u003c\/strong\u003e invites the legal and psychology communities to work together in solving some of our most pressing social problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-11-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781441942760\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-46218-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 284\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47667620577420,"sku":"9781441942760","price":107.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781441942760.jpg?v=1776460156","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781441942760","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}