Another Look at the Judicial Power of the Purse
Courts, Corrections, and State Budgets in the 1980s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4085783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Fliter |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 399-416 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
In measuring the impact of court-ordered prison reforms on state budgets, Taggart (1989) challenged Harriman and Straussman's (1983) conclusion that court decisions have affected state spending for corrections. This Research Note explores important questions left unanswered by both studies: (1) What impact did the courts have on cases litigated during the 1980s? (2) Why are the courts able to influence spending in some states but not others? The results support Taggart's conclusion that spending for corrections follows an incremental pattern. Judicial influence on state budgets declined during the 1980s as courts narrowed the scope of prison reforms
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2015 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |