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The Application of Social Geometry Concerning the Administration of Justice in Cases of Assault

Lally, William E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1393799767

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Sociology.
Few studies have examined the influence of social status on adjudication practices involving assaults. Those that have suffer from a number of internal and external validity problems. As a result, we are left without an empirically testable framework to help explain if and how social stratification impacts legal decision making regarding assaults in the U.S. Black's theory of social geometry presents us with a paradigm that directly addresses the influence of stratification by way of a multi-dimensional approach. Specifically, it suggests that law reacts to the social position of the victim compared to that of the perpetrator awarding greater advantage to those that rank higher. This research suggests that its broad design lends itself for application in providing an empirically testable theory regarding legal behavior in respect to assault outcomes.
Alfred DeMaris, Dr. (Advisor)
Stephen Demuth, Dr. (Committee Member)
Raymond Swisher, Dr. (Committee Member)
Monica Longmore, Dr. (Committee Member)
Melissa Burek, Dr. (Committee Member)
226 p.
Criminology; Social Research; Sociology
Donald Black; social geometry; social status; legal response; jurisprudence; assault

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  • Lally, W. E. (2014). The Application of Social Geometry Concerning the Administration of Justice in Cases of Assault [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1393799767

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lally, William. The Application of Social Geometry Concerning the Administration of Justice in Cases of Assault. 2014. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1393799767.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lally, William. "The Application of Social Geometry Concerning the Administration of Justice in Cases of Assault." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1393799767

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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