Social Organization of Law

Name: Social Organization of Law
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ISBN: 9780120831708

ISBN-10: 0120831708

ISBN-13: 9780120831708

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Mary Pat Baumgartner

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This new edition covers social stratification, social morphology, culture, organization, and other social control. It presents all new essays and illustrates the new advances in jurisprudential, moral, and practical applications.

Book details

List price: $93.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date: 10/27/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 435
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.33" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction



Law and Social Stratification


Arbitrariness and Discrimination under Post-Furman Capital Statutes



Dispute Settlement by the Police



Speech Styles in the Courtroom: Powerful versus Powerless Speech



Law and Social Status in Colonial New Haven, 1639-1665. Law and Social Morphology



Murder in Space City



The Oven Bird's Song: Insiders, Outsiders and Personal Injuries in an American Community



Evidence as Partisanship



Structure and Practice of Familial-Based Justice in a Criminal Court



Law and Culture


Deviance and Respectability: An Observational Study of Reactions to Shoplifting



Legal Control of Music: The Case of Rock and Rap



Justice, Chinese Style



Racial and Evidential Factors in Juror Attribution of Legal Responsiblity



Why Were the Early Christians Persecuted? Law and Organization



The Public Ordering of Private Relations: Winning Civil Court Cases



Who Wins on Appeal? Uppderdogs and Underdogs in the United States Courts of Appeals



The Corporate Advantage: A Study of the Involvement of Corporate and Individual Victims in a Criminal Justice System



The Organization and Impact of Inspector: Discretion in a Regulatory Bureaucracy



Law and Other Social Control


Prior Offense Record as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy



The Impact of Victim Assessment on Prosecutors' Screening Decisions: The Case of the New York County District Attorney's Office



Sheathing the Sword of Justice in Japan: An Essay on Law without Sanctions



Index