Law and Society (eBook)

Matthew Lippman (Autor)

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2023 | 4., Fourth Edition
1981 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
9781071919255 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Law and Society
Introduction
Definitions of Law
Norms, Mores, and Folkways
Approaches to Defining Law
Summary of Definitions of Law
Definitions of Justice
Families of Law
The Functions of Law
The Dysfunctions of Law
The Study of Law
Two Perspectives on Law and Society
Chapter 2 Theories of Law and Justice
Introduction
Legal Systems
Natural Law
Legal Positivism
Utilitarianism
The Categorical Imperative
Historical School
Classical Sociological Theorists
Legal Realism
Sociological Jurisprudence
Functionalism
Law and Culture
Law and Language
Legal Behavioralism
Libertarianism
Law and Economics
Critical Legal Studies
Critical Race Theory
LatinCrit
Feminist Jurisprudence
Queer Legal Theory
Law and Humanities
Chapter 3 The Structure and Function of Courts, Legislatures, and Administrative Agencies
Introduction
Courts and Conflict Resolution
The Development of Federal Courts
The Structure of the Judicial System
Judicial Gatekeeping
The Jurisdiction of Federal Courts
Federal District Courts
Federal Courts of Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Reform
The Organization of State Courts
How Judges Decide Disputes
Legislatures
Administrative Agencies
Law Enforcement
A Statistical Profile of the Police
International Perspective: The UN System
Chapter 4 The Legal Profession
Introduction
Perspectives on the Legal Profession
The Historical Development of the English Legal Profession
The Growth of the American Legal Profession
The Contemporary Legal Profession
International Perspective: The Legal Profession in China
Chapter 5 Access to Justice and Legal Ethics
Introduction
Lawyers, Clients, and Access to Justice
Legal Ethics
International Perspective: Legal Education in Germany and France
Chapter 6 Dispute Resolution
Introduction
Stages of Disputing
Methods of Dispute Resolution
The Transformation of Disputes
Preconditions for Adjudication
Social Influences on Disputing
American Attitudes Toward the Law
The Debate Over Litigation in America
Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Perspective: Gacaca Courts in Rwanda
Chapter 7 Criminal Courts
Introduction
Crime Control and Due Process
Defense Attorneys
Indigent Defense
Prosecutors
The Grand Jury
Plea Bargaining
International Perspective: Inquisitorial Legal Systems
Chapter 8 Juries
Introduction
The Trial
The Jury in Criminal Cases
The Development of the American Jury
Jury Decision-Making
Judges and Juries
Jury Nullification
Jury Selection
Social Science and Jury Selection
The Jury and the Death Penalty
Sentencing
Wrongful Convictions
International Perspective: The International Criminal Court
Chapter 9 Law and Social Control
Introduction
Informal and Formal Social Control
Legal Control
Criminal Penalties
Deterrence
Capital Punishment
International Perspectives on Capital Punishment
Victimless Crimes
Domestic Violence
White-Collar Crime
Corporate Liability
Civil Commitment
International Perspective: Genocide
Chapter 10 The Impact of Law on Society
Introduction
The Impact of Society on the Law
Law as the Cause of Social Change
Compliance, Rejection, and Evasion of the Law
Courts and Social Change
The Impact of Court Decisions on Criminal Justice
Law and Social Movements
Civil Disobedience and Social Change
International Perspective: FGM and the Implementation of International Human Rights
Chapter 11 Law and Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Introduction
Critical Race Theory
African Americans and the Criminal Justice System
Racial Profiling
Police-Involved Violence
Race and Stand Your Ground Laws
Race and the War on Drugs
Hate Crimes
The Color of Immigration Law
The Immigration Policy of President Biden
Law and Diversity: The Cultural Defense
International Perspective: Global Trafficking
Chapter 12 Privacy and Surveillance
Introduction
Does Privacy Matter?
A Brief History of the Law of Privacy
The Law of Privacy
The Constitutional Right to Privacy
The Panopticon Society
Governmental Surveillance
Government Surveillance and Domestic Crime
Private Sector Online Data Collection
Identity Theft
Cybercrime
A Digital Constitution
Drug Testing
DNA
Fingerprints and Biometric Identification
International Perspective: Internet Surveillance
Glossary
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2024
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-13: 9781071919255 / 9781071919255