The Kent State Incident: Impact of Judicial Process on Public Attitudes (Contributions in Political Science)

Review?Not merely a recap of the incidents that occurred in Ohio a decade ago. Although Hensley does provide a first-rate account of the Kent State shootings and of the subsequent trials, much of his book is devoted to testing cognitive consistency theory as it relates to public support for the judiciary....Hensley is well qualified to write about this subject ...For university and college libraries wishing to maintain a complete collection of the public law literature within the political science field, this book is important to acquire.?-Choice"Not merely a recap of the incidents that occurred in Ohio a decade ago. Although Hensley does provide a first-rate account of the Kent State shootings and of the subsequent trials, much of his book is devoted to testing cognitive consistency theory as it relates to public support for the judiciary....Hensley is well qualified to write about this subject ...For university and college libraries wishing to maintain a complete collection of the public law literature within the political science field, this book is important to acquire."-ChoiceAbout the Authornsley /f Thomas /i R.