Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers

Brest, Paul

ISBN 10: 0195366328 / ISBN 13: 9780195366327

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195366328
• ISBN 13: 9780195366327
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers, Paul Brest and Linda Hamilton Krieger prepare students and professionals to be creative problem solvers, wise counselors, and effective decision makers. The authors provide readers with knowledge of decision theory, probability and statistics, social and cognitive psychology, and arm them against common sources of judgment error. The ultimate goal is to help readers "get it right" in their roles as professionals, citizens, and individuals.

About the Author

Paul Brest is professor emeritus and former Dean of the Stanford Law School. He is President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. He teaches a graduate course on Judgment and Decision Making at Stanford University.

Linda Hamilton Krieger is a Professor of Law and Director of the Ulu Lehua Scholars Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law in Honolulu, Hawai'i and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley.