Microcomputers as Decision Aids in Law Practice

STUART S.NAGEL is Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois, is Secretary-Treasurer and Publications Coordinator of the Policy Studies Organization. Among his most recently authored books are Causation, Prediction, and Legal Analysis(Quorum Books, 1986), Law, Policy, and Optimizing Analysis (Quorum Books, 1986), Microcomputers, Evaluation Research, and Policy Analysis, and Public Policy: Goals, Means, and Methods. His major edited books include Law and Policy Studies, Public Policy Analysis and Management, and The Policy Studies Field: Its Basic Literature. His articles have appeared in the American Bar Association Journal, American Political Science Review, Judicature, and other law and professional journals.

• Preface Introduction General Microcomputer Materials Judicial Prediction Litigation Choices Allocating Scarce Resources, Especially Time Facilitating Negotiation and Mediation Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Indexes