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An Exploratory Study Of Selected Policy Diffusions In Judicial Settings, Renee Ann Pistone
An Exploratory Study Of Selected Policy Diffusions In Judicial Settings, Renee Ann Pistone
School of Criminal Justice Theses and Dissertations
Canon and Baum’s (1981) pioneering study examined diffusion of 23 plaintiff-oriented tort doctrines among the state court systems in 1876-1975 provided an early model to study judicial innovation. Meanwhile, Berry and Berry’s (1990) later model featured event history analysis (EHA) that was relevant for this dissertation which sought to explain political behavior. This dissertation used archival data only and was a quantitative research design that was descriptive and exploratory of the judicial policy adoption process. The researcher used quantitative archival data and described what sociological, political, and criminological factors had impacted policy adoptions over time and explored the possible associations …