10 questions! Short answers only! 250 words or less!
- Chriss, J. J. (2022). Social control: An introduction (3rd ed.). Polity Press.
- Chapter 3. Informal Control
- Chapter 6. Informal Control: Case Studies
Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3rd ed.). SAGE.
- Chapter 6. Dispute Resolution
- Chapter 11. Law and Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. OxfordUniversity Press.
- Toward Banishment: The Transformation of Urban Social Control (p. 37–62)
11. What are the various ways in which individuals may respond to a dispute?
12. List and briefly explain the various methods of dispute resolution.
13. Explain how the social structure and legal culture of a society can influence the form of disputing.
14. Discuss the stages of a dispute.
15. Discuss the major themes of critical race theory (CRT). Do you agree or disagree with the arguments of CRT?
16. What is racial profiling? How might it play a role in officers' decisions to stop, frisk or search, or enforce traffic laws?
17. Explain the racially disparate impact of the enforcement of narcotics laws in the United States?
18. Discuss the relationship between race and immigration policy
19. Describe the background, elements, and reasons for Hate Crime laws.
20. According to Beckett and Herbert (2012), how did Broken Windows theory influence the re-emergence of banishment?
