Judges' Role Orientations, Attitudes, and Decisions
An Interactive Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3206231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Gibson (0000-0002-2571-6596, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 911-924 |
| Publication date | 1978-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1955111 |
| OpenAlex | W2039934441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
| References cited | 28 |
Despite almost two decades of behavioral research, our models relating the key variables in judicial decision making are incomplete and inadequate. In particular, the impact of two widely used variables, judges' attitudes and role orientations, is poorly understood. While there appears to be a consensus that attitudes and role orientations are important predictors of behavior, no research has been successful in developing a comprehensive model capable of predicting judges' behaviors. This article's objective is the development of a single model incorporating attitudes, role orientations, and decision-making behavior. While attitudes and role orientations taken singly explain insignificant amounts of the variation in behavior, an interactive model of attitudes and role orientations is shown to be extremely useful for understanding behavior. Although this research focuses on the sentencing decisions of Iowa trial court judges, the proposed model is potentially applicable to all instances of decision making
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| Unique citing works | 86 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2026 (48) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 86 |