Ethnomethodologists and conversation analysts have always been interested in the study of law and legal institutions, and there is now a large body of empirical studies, representing a range of analytic traditions in each field.
This collection introduces this literature, and the research questions pursued by ethnomethodologists and conversation analysts, in an accessible form, to a general audience in the inter-disciplinary field of law and society studies.
PART I: EXEMPLARY STUDIES
'Introduction to Part I', Max Travers
2. 'Practical Sociological Reasoning: Some Features in the Work of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center', Harold Garfinkel
3. 'The Lawyer's Work', Harvey Sacks
4. 'Contested Evidence in Courtroom Cross-Examination: The Case of a Trial for Rape', Paul Drew
5. 'The Presentation of Victim and Motive in Discourse: The Case of Police Interrogations and Interviews', Rod Watson
6. 'Preliminary Notes on Judges' Work: The Judge as a Constituent of Courtroom "Hearings"', Michael Lynch
PART II: CONTEMPORARY CONTRIBUTIONS
'Introduction to Part II', Max Travers
7. '"I'm sorry we had to meet under these circumstances": Verbal Artistry (and Wizardry) in the Kennedy Smith Rape Trial', Gregory Matoesian
8. 'Record-Keeping Practices in the Policing of Juveniles', Albert J. Meehan
9. 'Justice as a Phenomenon of Order: Notes on the Organization of a Jury Deliberation', Douglas W. Maynard and John F.Manzo
10. 'Remorse, Redress, and Reform: Blame-Taking in the Courtroom', Martha Komter
11. 'Practicing Law: A Study of Pedagogic Interchange in a Law School Classroom', Stacy Burns
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