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Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, And Their Impact On State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor Jan 2020

Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, And Their Impact On State Criminal Justice Policy, Travis N. Taylor

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

This dissertation explores whether and how the re-election prospects faced by trial court judges in many American states influence criminal justice policy, specifically, state levels of incarceration, as well as the disparity in rates of incarceration for Whites and Blacks. Do states where trial court judges must worry about facing reelection tend to encourage judicial behavior that results in higher incarceration rates? And are levels of incarceration and racial disparities in the states influenced by the proportion of the state publics who want more punitive policies? These are clearly important questions because they speak directly to several normative and empirical …


Federal Courts In The Early Republic: Kentucky 1789-1816 By Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau, Woodford L. Gardner Jr. Jan 1979

Federal Courts In The Early Republic: Kentucky 1789-1816 By Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau, Woodford L. Gardner Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Historical Development Of The Kentucky Courts, William E. Bivin Jan 1959

The Historical Development Of The Kentucky Courts, William E. Bivin

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.