ASA Sociology of Law Section

American Sociological Association Section on the Sociology of Law.

[ASA Sociology of Law Section @SocLawSection]

We don’t have an actual gavel to hand over in @SocLawSection #ASA2024 . But we have award sheets ! Thrilled to welcome @monicacbell as Chair of the ASA Sociology of Law Section! Lots in store for next year. Join or renew your section membership, and be part of the excitement too!

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And it’s a wrap for #ASA2024. Thank you for attending! Mark your calendars for the ASA Virtual Mini-Conference, January 30-31, 2025, https://t.co/ykhN5Iv4RR and #ASA2025, August 8-12, 2025, in Chicago. https://t.co/DblmweMhRH

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Award! #ASA2024

The Peterson-Krivo Mentoring Award, awarded every two years by the Crime, Law, and Deviance Section @SocCrimeLawDev and Sociology of Law Section @SocLawSection, awarded to Megan Comfort!

Congrats @megan_comfort !

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Being able to give awards is a treat. And in @SocLawSection it is fun too! Some photos from our #ASA2024 awards ceremony for the Sociology of Law Section! Congrats to all.

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Award! #ASA2024

Distinguished Book Award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Michael Sierra-Arévalo, for The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing, published in 2024 by @ColumbiaUP .

Congrats @michaelsierraa !

[ASA Sociology of Law Section @SocLawSection]

Award! #ASA2024

Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Article Award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Elizabeth Chiarello, for “Trojan Horse Technologies: Smuggling Criminal-Legal Logics into Healthcare Practice”, published in @ASR_Journal .

Congrats @Liz_Chiarello !

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Award! #ASA2024

Distinguished Article Award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Celene Reynolds, for “Repurposing Title IX: How Sexual Harassment became Sex Discrimination in American Higher Education, published in American Journal of Sociology!

Congrats @CeleneReynolds !

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Award! #ASA2024

Honorable Mention for the Undergraduate student paper award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Catherine Rhame, from Williams College, for “Penobscot Nation, Penobscot River.”

Congrats Catherine!

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Award ! #ASA2024

Undergraduate student paper award in the Sociology of Law for Vivian Wermers, from the University of Virginia, for “The Impact of Urbanization on Juvenile Diversions.”

Congrats Vivian!

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Award ! #ASA2024

Honorable Mention for the Graduate student paper award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Faith Deckard, for “Surveilling Sureties: How Privately Mediated Monetary Sanctions Enroll and Responsibilize Families.”

Congrats @Deckardfaith !

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Award #ASA2024 !

Graduate student paper award in the Sociology of Law awarded to Jasmine Simington, for “Displaced Trust: Disrupting Legal Estrangement during Disaster Recovery.” (with thanks to Sandra Levitsky for the cameo appearance to receive it!)

Congrats Jasmine !

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#ASA2024 #ASA24 on Monday morning, Section and Community Open House, with representation from Sociology of Law Section too.

[ASA Sociology @ASAnews]

Come learn about ASA’s Sections and Communities at the first-ever #ASA2024 Section and Community Open House. Speak with Section and Community representatives, delve into their programming, and forge valuable connections, tomorrow at 8:00–9:30 a.m.

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And a joint reception! Great to see so many from @SocLawSection @SocCrimeLawDev @HumanRightsASA @ASA_PWSC @AMSS_Section

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And it’s about to start! Sociology of Law 2pm panel on Socio-Legal Approaches to Corruption and other Abuses of Power

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And then … at 2pm on Sunday August 11 … more from @SocLawSection ! A panel on Socio-Legal Approaches to Corruption and Other Abuses of Power, from 2pm-3:30pm, Palais des Congrès, 511E

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And we are on! 12pm Sociology of Law session on Empirical Approaches to Critical Race Theory .

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Noon on Sunday Aug 11, and an incredible @SocLawSection panel on Empirical Approaches to Critical Race Theory. 12:00 to 1:30pm, Palais des Congrès, 511E. And here it is!

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It’s on! 10am session on Big Ideas in the Sociology of Law: Consciousness, Classification, Deviance, Mobilization and Estrangement

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Now, it’s Sunday, and it’s 10am. Where else but ….

A @SocLawSection panel on Big Ideas in the Sociology of Law: Consciousness, Classification, Deviance, Mobilization, and Estrangement. That’s
10:00 to 11:30am, Palais des Congrès, 511E

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We had a business meeting ! We gave awards !Pictures to come.

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And the #ASA2024 #ASA24 Sociology of Law Roundtables begin!

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The day starts with … our Sociology of Law Roundtables. They are August 11, 8:00 to 9:00am, Palais des Congrès, 517C. You’ll find a wide range of superb presentations and roundtables:

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Huge congratulations from @SocLawSection to @Liz_Chiarello on the James F. Short Distinguished Article Award from @SocCrimeLawDev ! Congrats!

[Ron Levi @ronleviutoronto]

Are you in Montreal at @ASAnews #ASA2024 #ASA24 ? Not sure what to attend on Sunday 11 August ? Well here is a pretty busy day of panels, papers, roundtables, meetings, and a joint reception for the @SocLawSection !