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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2024
The interrelationship between the formal structures of law and the informal social control structures originating at the private and community level (private justice) poses difficult questions for lawyers and sociologists alike. For the legal profession the question concerns the impact of law on social institutions, the community, and on the individual. For the sociologist the inverse question must also be included; that is, what is the impact of various sociopolitical levels of society on the formation of law?
I am particularly indebted to Professor Ronald Collins of the Syracuse University College of Law for his encouragement and reading of an early draft of this essay, and to Professor David Scover of the University of Puget Sound Law School for his comments on this essay. I also especially thank D'Anne DuBois for her comments, editorial assistance, and continual enthusiasm for my work.