Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Law & Society 2

QuestionAnswer
4 views on law making Rationalistic Functionalistic Conflict Moral entrepreneur
6 pre-law making strategies 1) publicizing 2) info gathered 3) Formulation 4) Interest aggregation 5) Mobilization 6) Alteration
Legislative law-making create/pass laws
judicial law-making interpret/change laws
Amicus curiae "Friend of the court"
Informal social control homogenous, small, traditional society
Mores societal norms of right/wrong
Folkways common practices
Formal social control complex, heterogenous, deterrence
Legalization make something legal
Decriminalization reclassify crime, or reduce penalty
3 purposes of punishment retribution taking away freedom incapacitation
Deterrence effectiveness: certainty, celerity, severity general, specific
Medicalization of deviance civil commitment rehabilitation
White collar criminal Older: 30-50 Male College rich
Street criminal younger: 16-24 male low edu poor
Causes for occupational opportunity crime competition greed economic
Death penalty: why continue/discontinue Continue: based on public opinion --> yes! discontinue: costly, irreversible
Respondeat superior "sins of the employee is imputed to the employer"
4 types of litigants 1 shooter v. 1 shooter 1 shooter v. repeat player Repeat player v. 1 shooter Repeat player v. Repeat player
Example of 1 shooter litigant Student
Example of 1 shooter repeat player Northwestern Mutual
3 distinct phases of litigation 1) Grievance (pre-conflict) 2) Conflict 3) Public
Primary resolution process 1) Negotiation 2) Mediation 3) Arbitration: Adjudication, Hybrid processes
Reasons for litigation -increased demand for court services -social development: increased # of court agencies -costs & benefits -rights and remedies
Created by: 579360297
Popular Law sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards