Evaluations of Dispute Processing: We Do Not Know What We Think and We Do Not Think What We Know

• NCJ Number: 119839
• Journal: Denver University Law Review Volume: 66 Issue: 3 Dated: (1989) Pages: 499-562
• Author(s): J P Esser
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 64 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article identifies, describes, and assesses existing evaluation literature on dispute resolution.

Abstract

The contribution which the empirical results of evaluations research makes to dispute processing knowledge is discussed, along with the limitations of current ways of framing evaluations. Elements of social science research that shape dispute resolution, including the new formalism and impact analysis are also discussed. New formalism is criticized as a limited and limiting perspective that has blinded researchers to the significance of certain important data. Tables provide information on primary and hybrid dispute resolution processes. Appendix includes a bibliography of dispute processing evaluations. 75 footnotes.