Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers / Paul Brest, Linda Hamilton Krieger ; authors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brest, Paul.

Contributor:

Krieger, Linda Hamilton, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practice of law--Decision making.

Practice of law.

Law--Psychological aspects.

Law.

Decision making--Psychological aspects.

Decision making.

Problem solving--Psychological aspects.

Problem solving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (696 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment, Paul Brest and Linda Hamilton Krieger have written a systematic guide to creative problem solving that prepares students to exercise effective judgment and decision making skills in the complex social environments in which they will work. The book represents a major milestone in the education of lawyers and policymakers, Developed by two leaders in the field, this first book of its type includes material drawn from statistics, decision science, social and cognitive psychology, the ""judgment and decision making"" (JDM) literature,

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING; CHAPTER 1. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Processes: Deliberation, Intuition, and Expertise; 1.1 A Day in the Life of a Problem-Solving Lawyer; 1.2 A Day in the Life of a Problem-Solving Policy Maker; 1.3 Defining Problem Solving and Decision Making; 1.4 Deliberative and Intuitive Problem Solving and Decision Making; 1.5 Intuitive Processes in Problem Solving and Decision Making; 1.6 The Interaction of Intuition and Deliberation; 1.7 Professional Problem Solving and the Nature of Expertise

1.8 Lawyers and Policy Makers as ExpertsCHAPTER 2. Framing Problems, Identifying Objectives, and Identifying Problem Causes; 2.1 The Decision Context and Problem Frames; 2.2 Problem Framing; 2.3 Problem-Framing Pitfalls; 2.4 Identifying Interests and Objectives; 2.5 Identifying Problem Causes; 2.6 Moving the World in the Desired Direction Through Strategic Planning; CHAPTER 3. Generating Alternatives: Creativity in Legal and Policy Problem Solving; 3.1 "Pickers" and "Choosers": Problem-Solving Frames of Mind; 3.2 Frameworks for Generating Solutions to Present Problems

3.3 Creativity in Professional Problem Solving3.4 Problems in the Future Tense: Scenario Planning; 3.5 Barriers to Creative Problem Solving-And Overcoming Them; 3.6 Summary: Generating Better Alternatives; CHAPTER 4. Choosing Among Alternatives; 4.1 Specifying the Consequences of Alternatives; 4.2 The Spectrum of Decision-Making Processes; 4.3 Deliberative, Noncompensatory Decision-Making Strategies; 4.4 Compensatory Procedures; 4.5 A Subjective Linear Model: Siting a Wastewater Treatment Plant; 4.6 Summary: The Features of Different Decision-Making Strategies

PART 2 MAKING SENSE OF AN UNCERTAIN WORLDThe Challenges of Detecting Correlation and Imputing Causation; The Lens Model; The Roles of Intuition and Analysis in Empirical Judgment; The Role of Statistics in Law, Policy, and Citizenship; CHAPTER 5. Introduction to Statistics and Probability; 5.1 Probability; 5.2 Probability Distributions; 5.3 Population Distribution vs. Empirical Distribution: The Aim of Statistics; 5.4 The Population and Empirical Distribution at Terra Nueva; 5.5 Estimating Probabilities; 5.6 Conditional Probability and Independence; 5.7 Randomness, Independence, and Intuition

5.8 Testing Hypotheses-and the Concept of Statistical Significance5.9 Cancer Clusters, the Texas Sharpshooter, and Multiple Testing; 5.10 Glossary; CHAPTER 6. Scores, Dollars, and Other Quantitative Variables; 6.1 Continuous Variables; 6.2 Regression; 6.3 Glossary; 6.4 Appendix; CHAPTER 7. Interpreting Statistical Results and Evaluating Policy Interventions; 7.1 Measuring Impact: Correlation vs. Causation; 7.2 Establishing Causation; 7.3 Reducing Unwanted Effects Through Controls; 7.4 Some Further Examples of Program Evaluation; 7.5 The Significance of Statistical Significance

7.6 Experimental Design and External Validity

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-536631-X

0-19-999591-5

OCLC:

867050268