Judicial Policies: Implementation and Impact

This valuable and updated reference focuses on the implementator and impact of judicial policies in America. Introducing a hierarchies model of "populations" affected by judicial decisions, the authors highlight the substantial influence of how lower courts, administrative agencies, local groups, the media, Congress, and other political actors respond to judicial policies.

This new edition features:
-- Illustrative boxes providing real-life examples of the impact of judicial policies.
-- A summary table assessing the major theories explaining judicial impact.
-- Summary actions and activities in the 25 years since Roe v. Wade.
-- Analysis of all the important research findings about how people react to judicial decisions.
-- Extensive bibliography for further research and abundant references to contemporary policies.

Judicial Policies: Implementation and Impact offers a thorough discussion of the events and possibilities that follow a court's declaring a judicial policy. The authors look at both successful and unsuccessful implementation of judicial policies to show that political factors are often more important than legal doctrines in explaining the impact of judicial decisions.