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Focal Point Theory Test of Behavior and Attitudes by Nadler, Janice; McAdams, Richard Abstract: Economic theories of legal compliance emphasize legal sanctions, whereas psychological and sociological theories stress the perceived legitimacy of law. Without disputing the importance of either mechanism, this ...	hdl:1902.2/24721 0 downloads + analyses Updated: Nov 13, 2009
Delegate Votes on 28 Motions at the United States Constitutional Convention, 1787 by Dougherty, Keith; Heckelman, Jac C. Abstract: This data set contains delegate votes on 28 motions at the United States Constitutional Convention held in 1787. Nine of the motions are related to slavery, sixteen come from a disparate list created ...	hdl:1902.2/24544 0 downloads + analyses Updated: Jul 13, 2009
National Survey of Miranda Warnings, 2005-2006 by Rogers, Richard; Shuman, Daniel Abstract: Miranda warnings given by police to criminal suspects before they are questioned, are heterogeneous in their language, length, and content. Past research has focused mostly on individual Miranda warnings. Lacking ...	hdl:1902.2/23100 0 downloads + analyses Updated: Apr 27, 2009
Multi-User Database on the Attributes of United States District Court Judges, 1801-2000 by Zuk, Gary; Barrow, Deborah J.; Gryski, Gerard S. Abstract: This project was undertaken to compile a definitive database on the personal, social, economic, career, and political attributes of judges who served on the United States District Courts from 1801 to ...	hdl:1902.2/4553 10 downloads Updated: Mar 2, 2009
Survey of Households in Five Judicial Districts of the United States: A Civil Litigation Project, 1977-1979 by Trubek, David, et al. Abstract: This data collection is based on the household screening survey conducted by the Civil Litigation Research Project (CLRP) in 1980. The survey was conducted in five federal judicial districts in the ...	hdl:1902.2/9743 0 downloads Updated: May 7, 2008
Access to Justice in Ontario, 1985-1988 by Bogart, W.A.; Vidmar, Neil Abstract: This data collection, which was designed to assess experiences with the Ontario, Canada, civil justice system, is a replication and extension of a survey conducted by the Civil Litigation Research Project ...	hdl:1902.2/9729 0 downloads + analyses Updated: May 7, 2008
Survey of Tort Litigants in Three State Courts, 1989-1990: [United States] by Lind, Allan E.; Hensler, Deborah R., et al. Abstract: This survey examines the experiences of tort litigants in three state courts: (1) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, (2) Prince George's County, Maryland, and (3) Fairfax County, Virginia. The survey was ...	hdl:1902.2/9699 0 downloads Updated: May 7, 2008
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), 1987-1990: [United States] by Canan, Penelope; Pring, George W. Abstract: The objectives of this data collection were to capture the histories of complex, multiparty, political legal disputes, to measure political "chill," and to test a model of crossinstitutional disputing. A ...	hdl:1902.2/9485 0 downloads + analyses Updated: May 7, 2008
United States Supreme Court Judicial Database, 1953-1997 Terms by Spaeth, Harold J. Abstract: This data collection encompasses all aspects of United States Supreme Court decision-making from the beginning of the Warren Court in 1953 to the completion of the most recent term of the Rehnquist Court. In ...	hdl:1902.2/9422 0 downloads + analyses Updated: May 7, 2008
Multnomah County [Oregon] Jury Project, 1973-1976 by Grofman, Bernard Abstract: The Multnomah County, Oregon, Jury Project was conducted as part of the Modeling Jury Decision Project funded by the National Science Foundation. These data represent a census of 32 jury panels that ...	hdl:1902.2/9030 0 downloads Updated: May 7, 2008