Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, Volume 2 (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance) (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance)

Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance" is an annual series of volumes that publishes scholarly work in criminology and criminal justice studies, sociology of law, and the sociology of deviance and social control. These are very broad topics, and the series reflects this breadth. The series includes theoretical contributions, critical reviews of literature, empirical research, and methodological innovations. The series especially showcases "big picture" pieces that review and critically reconceptualize what is known and what remains to be understood about broad directions of research and theorizing about crime, justice, law, deviance, and social control. In addition, the series showcases a diversity of methodological approaches. "Volume 2" demonstrates such methodological diversity by presenting quantitative studies, ethnographies and discourse analyses. Through an application of these methodologies, the authors examine sanctions, crime and fear and legal and social control organizations and processes. The volume concludes with four chapters contributing to theory development. Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; THANKS TO REVIEWERS; PART 1: QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF SANCTIONS, CRIME, AND FEAR; CHAPTER 1. WHEN DOES RACE MATTER? AN ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RACE AFFECTS SENTENCE SEVERITY; CHAPTER 2. IMPLICATIONS OF GHETTO-RELATED BEHAVIOR FOR A COMMUNITY AND CRIME MODEL: DEFINING THE PROCESS OF CULTURAL ATTENUATION; CHAPTER 3. POLICING, CULTURE, AND FEAR OF CRIME IN THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY; PART 2: ETHNOGRAPHIES OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 4. MARKETS FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND THE RISE OF FRANCHISE LAW FIRMS Volume 2 of the Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance series demonstrates methodological diversity by presenting quantitative studies, ethnographies and discourse analyses. Through an application of these methodologies, the authors examine sanctions, crime and fear, legal and social control organizations and processes, and theory development. Nearly half a century after Brown vs The Board of Education, the historic Supreme Court decision that outlawed racially segregated public schools, the issue of race relations in the United States continues to evoke controversy and spark debate.