Empirical Theories About Courts

The classic and groundbreaking study of trial courts and other dispute processes -- and fundamental ways to think about researching them -- is now available in a modern digital edition. It is edited by Professors Keith O. Boyum and Lynn Mather, and contains chapters from the leading theorists about courts and their research.

Much cited and relevant today in how it frames the analysis of courts, this book's new republication features an additional Introduction and Afterword by the editors,…