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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and political science > state, government, and legal order
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and political science > state, government, and legal order

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state, government, and legal order  

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  • Sociologists usually couch the relationship between power and law in terms of whether or not there is a power elite that determines the content and implementation of law. In one sense, the answer is obvious: those in a position to create and implement laws are by definition the ones with the power to do so. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; State, Government, and Legal Order]

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