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The anthology Law in Society explores how law shapes and is shaped
by societies. The selections stem from a view of law as an integral
part of the wider socio-political economy and one of its central
institutions. The introduction familiarizes students with
definitions and explanations of criminal law, explores the
functions of law, and provides an overview of the theories of law
covered in the rest of the book. The first section of the text
examines sources of law, natural law theory, and the concept of
positive or formal law. The second section considers the origins of
law in social structures and provides an overview of sociology of
law. The third section is devoted to sources of law and social
control such as custom, social norms, and group processes. The
final section introduces critical theories of law and considers
recent developments in alternative dispute resolution and
restorative justice. Through reading Law in Society students come
to recognize that as a society changes, so too do its laws and
legal system. The book is well suited to courses in criminal
justice and sociology, as well as those in social or cultural
anthropology.
Readers of criminological literature are presented with little more
than thumbnail sketches as to the social characteristics or
motivations of the authors. One learns their status, institutional
location, and supposed credentials. Rarely are we presented with
more detailed impressions of the authors as a combination of
positivist assumptions and notions of professional competence
seemingly render such information unimportant. However, increasing
numbers of critical scholars are becoming aware of authorship as an
issue; it matters who is addressing us. By taking these authors out
of their methodological framework, Critical Voices in Criminology
provides an opportunity for figures in and around critical
criminology to discuss their own intellectual journeys into and
within the discipline. The book offers the opportunity for
contributors to reflect on their work and consider what they did
not say. It also affords them the opportunity to describe their own
'channeling processes' by indicating how the pursuance of some
themes/topics 'seemed' appropriate, sensible, or realistic, while
others appeared less so, whether they internalized these particular
themes, or attempted to contest and/or replace them.
Readers of criminological literature are presented with little more
than thumbnail sketches as to the social characteristics or
motivations of the authors. One learns their status, institutional
location, and supposed credentials. Rarely are we presented with
more detailed impressions of the authors as a combination of
positivist assumptions and notions of professional competence
seemingly render such information unimportant. However, increasing
numbers of critical scholars are becoming aware of authorship as an
issue; it matters who is addressing us. By taking these authors out
of their methodological framework, Critical Voices in Criminology
provides an opportunity for figures in and around critical
criminology to discuss their own intellectual journeys into and
within the discipline. The book offers the opportunity for
contributors to reflect on their work and consider what they did
not say. It also affords them the opportunity to describe their own
'channeling processes' by indicating how the pursuance of some
themes/topics 'seemed' appropriate, sensible, or realistic, while
others appeared less so, whether they internalized these particular
themes, or attempted to contest and/or replace them.
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