Law and Society

The benefits of [this book] are the excellent and contemporary coverage of different types of law (especially problem-solving courts), critical themes including a separate chapter on law and equality, and the focus on the important interrelations between legal and political (state) institutions. The case studies in the chapters are interesting, contemporary, and highly relevant. Further, the future of law and trends is put in historical context and projected to the future. This is highly beneficial for students to be able to get exposed and see demonstrated theoretical and analytical tools, their application, and most importantly, their utility.

• PrefaceOpening ThoughtsAcknowledgmentsList of ReviewersAbout the AuthorChapter 1. Law and Society: An OverviewIntroductionFrom Savagery to Civilization: A Brief OverviewWhat Is Law?What Is Sociology?The Norm ContinuumCooperation and ConflictLaw and Everyday LifeCritical Analyses of LawSocial Justice and ConstitutionalismConclusionNotesChapter 2. Fundamentals of Law and SocietyIntroductionSubstantive and Procedural LawPrivate and Public LawCommon LawTriflesJurisprudenceSociolegal ThinkersNotesChapter 3. Sociologists of Law: Classical and ContemporaryIntroductionContemporary Sociologists of LawNotesChapter 4. Criminal LawIntroductionBurden of ProofPresumption of InnocenceMens Rea and Actus ReusLegal Defenses: Exemptions, Justifications, and ExcusesThe System of FederalismEighteenth Amendment: The Criminalization of DrinkingThe Case of Hate CrimesFactors in Crime ReportingNotesChapter 5. Civil LawIntroductionObligationsMore on Due ProcessThe Seventh AmendmentNotesChapter 6. Administrative LawIntroductionThe Rivalry Between Administration and LawNondelegationIndependent Regulatory AgenciesThe EPA and the Clean Air ActThe Process of Environmental RegulationWho Are the Administrators?The Regulatory TrilemmaNotesChapter 7. Law and Social ControlIntroductionClass DominationSubtypes Within Legal ControlSocial Control: Three Basic FormsThe Sanction ContinuumMore on Legal ControlCollegial Formations and Authoritarian DriftConclusionNotesChapter 8. Hunting and Forest LawsIntroductionForests: A Brief HistoryLaw and Public PolicyForest Fires and Forest PolicyRadical EnvironmentalismNotesChapter 9. Are Judges Biased?IntroductionResearch Evidence on the Question of Judicial IndependenceJustice Stevens and Six Constitutional AmendmentsNotesChapter 10. Law School and the Legal ProfessionIntroductionHistorical Antecedents to the Law SchoolThe Idea of a ProfessionApplying to Law SchoolThe Goals of Law SchoolsPassing the BarThe Changing Composition of Law SchoolProfessional EthicsFirst-Year Law Training: The Socratic MethodConclusionNotesList of Legal CasesReferencesIndex