Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An introduction to religion in criminal justice
  • Religion in high profile trials
  • Religion in the legal system
  • Common prosecution appeals
  • Common defense appeals
  • Court decisions regarding religion in closing arguments
  • Research questions surrounding religious appeals
  • Overview of experimental studies
  • Study one : the use of religious appeals by prosecutors
  • Study two : the use of religious appeals by defense attorneys
  • Discussion, limitations, and future studies
  • Conclusions.