(Original PDF) Law, Justice, and Society A Sociolegal Introduction 4th Edition

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190272759
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190272753
• Author: Anthony Walsh (Author), Craig Hemmens (Author)

An accessible and lively introduction to the field, Law, Justice, and Society: A Sociolegal Introduction, Fourth Edition, explores the relationship between legal systems and other social institutions using a distinctive sociological point of view.

Authors Anthony Walsh and Craig Hemmens provide detailed discussions of the various ways in which law impacts people based on race, class, gender, and age while also introducing students to the origins of the law, the history and development of the American legal system, the sociology of law, court structure, and the difference between civil and criminal law.

table of contents:

1. CHAPTER 1: LAW: ITS FUNCTION AND PURPOSE
2. CHAPTER 2: JUSTICE AND THE LAW
3. CHAPTER 3: MAKING LAW
4. CHAPTER 4: FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS
5. CHAPTER 5: CRIME AND CRIMINAL LAW
6. CHAPTER 6: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
7. CHAPTER 7: CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
8. CHAPTER 8: JUVENILE JUSTICE
9. CHAPTER 9: THE LAW AND SOCIAL CONTROL
10. CHAPTER 10: THE LIMITS OF SOCIAL CONTROL: POLICING VICE
11. CHAPTER 11: LAW, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND THE CLASS STRUGGLE
12. CHAPTER 12: WOMEN AND THE LAW (by Mary K. Stohr)
13. CHAPTER 13: RACIAL MINORITIES AND THE LAW
14. CHAPTER 14: COMPARATIVE LAW: LAW IN OTHER CULTURES

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