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“Please, Morris, Don't Make Trouble”: Two Lessons in Courtroom Confrontation
Author(s) -
Kalven Harry
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1971.tb00662.x
Subject(s) - etiquette , decorum , law , socialization , intimidation , sociology , criminology , psychology , political science , social psychology , history , archaeology
Taking courtroom etiquette and decorum as a complex instance of socialization, the article explores current challenges to the courtroom as the last citadel of etiquette by looking in detail at two famous instances of courtroom confrontation: the Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925, and the Conspiracy trial before Judge Hoffman in Chicago in 1970. The article concludes with an assessment of the viability of the courtroom, given the current styles of protest.