A Developmental Thesis of Legal Cultures
Police‐Community Relations in Rural, Urban, and Suburban Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6090251 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard D Shingles, Richard Shingles (0000-0002-8244-6940, Virginia Tech), Donald J Shoemaker (Virginia Tech) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 382-410 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1979.tb00195.x |
| OpenAlex | W2001806184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
There is a considerable deficiency of both theory and research, particularly comparative research, on the variation among legal cultures within nations. The authors attempt to develop theory to stimulate and guide U.S. research by introducing a developmental thesis of legal cultures. The thesis provides a description and explanation of variation between rural, urban, and suburban communities by cross‐classifying two ideal typologies: a developmental theme (traditional and modern societies) and James Q. Wilson's varieties of police styles (watchman, legalistic, and service). Specific hypotheses pertaining to the development of police roles, police‐community relations, and the rule of law and how they might vary across rural, urban, and suburban communities are offered. The hypotheses are intended to guide research and specify conditions for evaluating empirically the thesis
Criminology · Ideal (ethics · Political science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Variation (astronomy · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Violence and the police
Justice without trial
Political development and social change
Crime and the legal process
Varieties of Police Behavior
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
On the Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
The Effect of Court Size on Organization and Procedure
The Political Consequences of Modernization
Police Professionalization and Community Attachments and Diversion of Juveniles
Toward a General Theory of Action
Political Development and Political Decay
The Division of Labour in Society
Police Control of Juveniles
Comparative Analysis of Patterns of Compliance with Supreme Court Decisions
Crime and Justice in Society
Black and White Perceptions of Justice in the City
Criminal Justice in Rural and Urban Communities
Black in Blue
Internal Colonialism and Ghetto Revolt
Formal and Informal Crime Control
Legal Evolution
Legal Evolution and Societal Complexity
Societal Complexity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1985 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |