Carp, Robert A.,  1943- <br/><br/>
Judicial process in America / 
Robert A. Carp, Ronald Stidham, Kenneth L. Manning. 
 - 7th edition 
 - Washington, D.C. :  CQ Press,  2007. 
 - xvi, 480 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Foundations of law in the United States -- The federal judicial system -- State judicial systems -- Jurisdiction and policymaking boundaries -- State judges -- Federal judges -- Policy links between the citizenry, the president, and the federal judiciary -- Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process -- Crime and procedures prior to a criminal trial -- The criminal trial and its aftermath -- The civil court process -- Decision making by trial court judges -- Decision making in collegial courts -- Implementation and impact of judicial policies -- Policymaking by American judges : a synthesis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780872893412 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0872893413 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tribunales--Estados Unidos--Casos<br/>Administración de justicia --Estados Unidos <br/>Procesos (Derecho) --Estados Unidos <br/>Judicial process--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 8700  / C294j 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/1