In police reform circles, many scholars and policymakers diagnose the frayed relationship
between police forces and the communities they serve as a problem of illegitimacy, or the …

This article reports on a conducted systematic review focused on conceptualization and
measurement methods of legal consciousness, which can be understood as the equivalent …

Since the Civil Litigation Research Project in the 1980s, sociolegal researchers have
referenced the metaphor of the dispute pyramid to understand dispute resolution. The …

EXPANDING THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE Page 1 EXPANDING THE
EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE CATHERINE R. ALBISTON* REBECCA L …

Gerry Handley faced years of blatant race-based harassment before he filed a complaint
against his employer: racist jokes, signs reading “KKK” in his work area, and even questions …

Over the last century, workers in the United States have come to enjoy an expanding array of
workplace protections. The minimum wage has continued to increase, albeit sporadically …

Past legal consciousness research has revealed a great deal about what individuals think
and do with regard to law, but less attention has been paid to the social processes that …

The politics of “Black Respectability” foreground Black citizens' individual and collective
responsibility to prioritize self-policing, polish, and propriety. Proponents believe that the …

Pregnancy-based employment discrimination has long been a topic of interest for gender
inequality scholars and civil rights agencies. Prior work suggests that employer stereotypes …

Social scientists have long investigated the social, cultural, and psychological forces that
shape perceptions of fairness. A vast literature on procedural justice advances a central …