Law and Society Overview Quiz

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What are the three types of legal systems discussed in the content?

Traditional, Transitional, and Future Legal Systems

Public, Private, and Corporate Legal Systems

Traditional, Intermediary, and Contemporary Legal Systems (correct)

Local, National, and International Legal Systems

Which of the following is NOT an intellectual movement in law according to the content?

Behavioral Legal Theory (correct)

Critical Race Theory

Feminist Legal Theory

Functionalist Approach

What participant is NOT typically involved in the litigation process?

Sociologist (correct)

Plaintiff

Witness

Defendant

Which component is part of the legislative process?

Committee Hearings Signup and view all the answers

What is one method of dispute resolution?

Arbitration Signup and view all the answers

The flow of litigation typically begins with which stage?

Pleadings Signup and view all the answers

Which group primarily influences the law-making process?

Interest Groups Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective is NOT related to lawmaking as outlined in the content?

Utilitarian Perspective Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to laws made through precedent?

Judge-Made Laws Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a prerequisite for using the court’s assistance in dispute resolution?

Mediation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of law enforcement agency focuses primarily on criminal investigations?

Crime Scene Units Signup and view all the answers

A characteristic of white-collar crime is that it typically occurs in which context?

Corporate settings Signup and view all the answers

Which theory is NOT considered a socio-legal theory according to the content?

Rational Choice Theory Signup and view all the answers

Which control mechanism involves public opinion and societal standards?

Informal Social Control Signup and view all the answers

Victimless crimes primarily include activities that do not result in a direct victim. Which of the following is NOT considered a victimless crime?

Theft Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of administrative law-making?

Agency rulemaking Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the primary functions of law?

Social Control Signup and view all the answers

What type of legal system is characterized by codified laws and is prevalent in Europe?

Romano-Germanic System Signup and view all the answers

Which paradigm focuses on the agreement and cohesion within society?

Consensus Perspective Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a dysfunction of the law?

Arbitration Signup and view all the answers

Which legal system is known for its foundational role in the development of case law?

Common-Law System Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant impact of law on society?

Facilitating social change Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does the law primarily regulate to maintain social order?

Social behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following systems is primarily based on religious principles?

Islamic Legal System Signup and view all the answers

What is one advantage of law in creating social change?

Fear of punishment influences behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT a limitation of law in creating social change?

Social Awareness Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a factor contributing to resistance to change?

Cultural Factors Signup and view all the answers

What is an element that influences the evolution of the Jamaican Legal Profession?

Historical changes in governance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents a source of employment for lawyers?

Government positions Signup and view all the answers

What does the Bar Association primarily act as?

Lobby group for legal reforms Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Professionalization of Lawyers' refer to?

The development of standardized legal practices Signup and view all the answers

What role does legal aid services play in the legal profession?

Ensuring access to justice for low-income individuals Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Course Information

Course Name: Law and Society
Course Code: CJUS1203
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45 (45 hours theory)
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Semester: Not specified

Course Description

Designed to provide understanding of national and global legal system changes due to crime dynamics.
Examines trends in law enforcement, sentencing, drug laws, death penalty issues, and technological/social changes impacting the legal landscape.
Includes alternative dispute resolution.
Course is intended to be intellectually stimulating, insightful and thought-provoking.

Course Outcomes

Understand legal concepts and theories, and their impact on society.
Appreciate the law-making process and its organization.
Demonstrate an understanding of law, social controls, dispute resolution and recognizing law as a social instrument of change.
Understand the legal profession and lawyer discipline.

Unit I - Introduction

Learner Outcomes: Analyze law's meaning and impact, explain types, roles, functions, and dysfunctions of law, compare and contrast societal paradigms.
Content: Overview of law and legal systems, definitions of law, types of law, major legal systems worldwide (Romano-Germanic, Common Law, Socialist, Islamic), primary functions of law (social control, dispute resolution, social change), and dysfunctions of law. The course covers various paradigms of society, in particular the consensus and conflict perspectives; options for sociologists are also discussed.

Unit II - Theoretical Perspectives

Learner Outcomes: Understand the evolution of legal systems, intellectual movements in law, and theories of law and society.
Content: Evolution of legal systems (traditional, intermediary, contemporary), intellectual movements in law (conflict and Marxist approaches, critical race theory, critical legal studies, feminist, functionalist), theories of law and society (European pioneers, classical sociological theorists, socio-legal theorists, modern law and society theorists).

Unit III - Litigation and Law Making Bodies

Learner Outcomes: Understand the court organization, litigation process, legislative process, law enforcement agencies, and organization.
Content: Court organization and flow of litigation, participants in the legislative process, the legislative process, law enforcement agencies and their organization, and the course of litigation (civil and criminal proceedings).

Unit IV - Lawmaking Process

Learner Outcomes: Appreciate perspectives on lawmaking, evaluate judicial and administrative lawmaking, understand influences on the lawmaking process, identify forces for law.
Content: Lawmaking perspectives, legislation, administrative law-making (rulemaking and adjudication), judge-made law (precedents, statutory interpretation, constitutional interpretation), influences on lawmaking (interest groups, public opinion, social sciences, voices outside of academe, scholarly diagnosis, public interest groups, protest activities, and the media).

Unit V - Law and Dispute Resolution

Learner Outcomes: Understand methods of dispute resolution and the court's role in dispute resolution.
Content: Methods of dispute resolution (arbitration, conciliation, mediation), prerequisites for court assistance in dispute resolution, civil procedure rules and dispute resolution, disputes involving individuals, disputes between organizations.

Learner Outcomes: Critique formal and informal crime controls, appreciate crimes without victims, discuss issues related to white-collar crimes, understand social control of dissent, evaluate administrative law and social control.
Content: Analysis of "norms and mores" as instruments of social control, formal social controls (criminal sanctions, non-custodial sanctions, death penalty controversies), victimless crimes (drug addiction, gambling, prostitution), white-collar crime issues, social control of dissent, administrative law and social control (licensing, inspections, threat of publicity).

Learner Outcomes: Examine the relationship between law and social change, evaluate social changes as causes of legal changes, discuss advantages of law in creating change, analyze limitations of law in creating change, explain factors contributing to resistance to change.
Content: Interrelationship between law and social change, law's role in creating social change (positivism, naturalism, fear of punishment), law's limitations in creating social change (law as policy instrument, morality, values, social, psychological and cultural factors, economic factors).

Unit VIII - The Legal Profession

Learner Outcomes: Examine the history and professionalization of lawyers, evaluate the evolution of the Jamaican legal profession, evaluate the contemporary legal profession, discuss roles and functions of law schools and the Bar Association.
Content: History of legal profession, professionalization of lawyers, evolution of the Jamaican legal profession, contemporary legal profession, roles and functions of law schools, and the bar association. The course also discusses sources of legal employment and legal aid services, visibility and the earning capacity of attorneys, law schools, and the bar admission process. Finally, canons of the legal profession are addressed.

Methods of Delivery

Discussion
Lectures
Guest lectures
Interviews
Research
Observation
Presentations
Simulations
Case studies and analysis
Problem solving
Debates
Group/individual projects
Research

Methods of Assessment and Evaluation

Course work (40%): Case study and analysis, presentation/research
Examination (60%): One compulsory case study and analysis, five essay questions (choose three)

Recommended Texts

Barkan, S.E. (2009) Law and Society (1st ed.) Pearson Education, Inc. NJ: USA
Vago, S. (2012). Law and Society, (10th ed.) Pearson Education, Inc. NJ: USA

Websites

Ebscohost Databases
Springer e-books

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Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of the Law and Society course. This quiz covers key concepts, trends in law enforcement, and the impact of societal changes on the legal system. Evaluate your understanding of legal principles and the law-making process vital for navigating today’s complex legal landscape.