Constitutional calculus : the math of justice and the myth of common sense / Jeff Suzuki.
| Author/creator | Suzuki, Jeff author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. |
| Description | 280 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: condorcet's dream -- The articles of the constitution -- Stand up and be estimated -- (Nearly) equal representation -- Weighting for a fair vote -- The impossibility of democracy -- Dragons and dummymanders -- The worst way to elect a president, except for all the rest -- The Bill of Rights -- Stop and frisk : the inefficiency of racism -- Reverend thomas bayes and the law -- "The man of statistics" -- Despair over disparity -- Once is an accident -- 6 5 10 n-angry men -- The peril and promise of social network analysis -- Strikes for three strikes -- The price of punishment -- Epilogue: the constitutional equation -- Notes -- Selected topical bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014014600 |
| ISBN | 9781421415956 hardcover alk. paper |
| ISBN | electronic |
| ISBN | 142141595X hardcover alk. paper |
| ISBN | electronic |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JK1726 .S89 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |