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Law and Data: The Butterfly Ballot Episode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2002

Henry E. Brady ,
Michael C. Herron ,
Walter R. Mebane ,
Jasjeet Singh Sekhon ,
Kenneth W. Shotts  and
Jonathan Wand
Henry E. Brady
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Michael C. Herron
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Walter R. Mebane
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Jasjeet Singh Sekhon
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Kenneth W. Shotts
Affiliation:
Northwestern University
Jonathan Wand
Affiliation:
Cornell University
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Extract

On television's Law and Order, the police catch criminals and hand them over to the lawyers to get convictions. Part of the program's dramatic tension comes from the police operating under the scrutiny of a rigid and unforgiving legal system. The suspense increases as the lawyers try to do their job even though there is often a gap between justice and what the law requires.

Type
Research Article
Information
PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 59 - 69
Copyright
© 2001 by the American Political Science Association

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