Civil Litigants’ Evaluations of Their Legal Experiences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12795136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna Shestowsky (0000-0003-1172-8892, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-36 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Law and Social Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1550-3585 • E-ISSN: 1550-3631 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-111022-082509 |
| OpenAlex | W4380301992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 53 |
How do litigants evaluate their experiences with the civil justice system? What we know about this important subject has grown out of foundational academic research in procedural justice and studies of litigant involvement in court programs. The volume of projects dedicated to understanding litigant experiences falls short in relation to the magnitude of civil justice system encounters handled by the legal system. Nevertheless, the extant research converges on some surprising insights into the factors that shape litigants’ perspectives and the contextual variables that affect their experiences. This article synthesizes the major findings, discusses some of their law and policy implications, and highlights areas that beg for further investigation at the intersection of law and psychology
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Procedural Justice
Legal Issues
The Social Psychology of Procedural Justice
The Vanishing Trial
Social Justice
A Theory of Procedure
The Selection of Disputes for Litigation
Justice at the millennium
The Social Psychology of Groups
Great expectations? Comparing litigants’ attitudes before and after using legal procedures
Divorce mediation
Disputant Experience and Preferences for Mediated or Adjudicated Processes in Administrative Agencies
Voice, Control, and Belonging
The Two Psychologies of Conflict Resolution
The consistency rule and the voice effect
Procedural Justice as Fairness
An Assessment of Mediation in a Small Claims Court
Procedural and distributive justice
Voice, control, and procedural justice
The psychology of procedural justice
Distributive and procedural justice
Evaluating outcomes by means of the fair process effect
Comparing three processes underlying judgments of procedural justice
Procedural Preferences in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Elements of Professional Expertise
An integrative framework for explaining reactions to decisions
Grievances, Claims, and Disputes
Mediation in Small Claims Court
Framing the Choice Between Cash and the Courthouse
Mediation and Adjudication in the Small Claims Court
What is Procedural Justice
In the Eye of the Beholder
Grievance Mediation in the Coal Industry
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |