Full Description
For one-semester undergraduate courses in Law and Society, Sociology of Law, Introduction to Law, and a variety of criminal justice courses offered in departments of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Political Science. Examines the interplay between law and society. Law and Society, 10e provides an informative, balanced and comprehensive analysis of the interplay between law and society. This text presents an overview of the most advanced interdisciplinary and international research, theoretical advances, ongoing debates and controversies. It raises new levels of awareness on the structure and functions of law and legal systems and the principal players in the legal arena and their impact on our lives. In addition, it looks at the legal system in the context of race, class, and gender and considers multicultural and cross-cultural issues in a contemporary and interdisciplinary context.
Contents
In this sectionAND SOCIAL CONTROL 6. LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 7. LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE OPTIONS FOR SOCIOLOGISTS SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 2. AND SOCIETY The European Pioneers Classical Sociological Theorists Sociolegal Theorists Contemporary Law and Society Theorists CURRENT Marxist Approaches Critical Legal Studies Movement Feminist Legal Theory Critical Race Theory SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 3. Courts Participants in Court Processes The Flow of Litigation LEGISLATURES The Organization of Legislatures Participants in the Legislative Process ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES The Organization of Administrative Agencies The Administrative Process LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES The organization of Law Enforcement Agencies Police Discretion SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS ADMINISTRATIVE LAWMAKING Administrative Rulemaking Administrative Adjudication JUDICIAL LAWMAKING Lawmaking by Precedents The Interpretation PROCESS Interest Groups Public Opinion Law making and Social Science Wilderness Protest Activity Social Movements Public Interest Groups The Mass Media SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 5. LAW AND SOCIAL CONTROL INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROLS FORMAL SOCIAL CONTROLS Criminal Sanctions Discord over the Death Penalty Civil Commitment CRIMES WITHOUT VICTIMS Drug Addiction Prostitution Gambling WHITE-COLLAR CRIME SOCIAL FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 6. LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION A NOTE ON DISPUTES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS Law as a Method of Dispute Resolution in Academe The Courts as Collection Agencies DISPUTES BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS Public Interest Law Firms in Environmental Disputes SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 7. LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE Law as a Policy Instrument Morality and Values Economic Factors SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 8. THE LAWYERS ARE Private Practice Government Private Employment Judiciary REVENUE STREAMS: LAWYERS AND MONEY COMPETITION FOR BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES 9. RESEARCHING LAW IN POLICY Contributions of Sociology to Policy Recommendations Contributions of Sociology to Enacted Policy EVALUATION RESEARCH AND IMPACT STUDIES SUMMARY SUGGESTED FURTHER READINGS REFERENCES
