Sociology and Law: Identification of a Not-for-Profit Organization

Do part 1 in the requirement.



text only analysis; No opinion piece, no outside information and experience

Congratulations on your new job in_[identified nonprofit organization].
You were selected for this job due to your knowledge of the sociology of law, the relationship
between law and society, and your commitment to the particular issue of_, which
is core to our organization’s mission.
Your first task in your new position is to identify a legal or socio-legal issue, consistent with our existing social justice mission, with which you propose the organization should engage, or develop its engagement in. Please address your proposal in a memo to our director. The memo will address the following questions:
i. What is the substantive socio-legal problem or issue?
• Consider not just the issue but the scope e.g. local, state, or national.
• What kind(s) of law are shaping the current socio-legal status quo?

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Your final memo (Parts IV & V) will draw on diverse empirical, legal, and theoretical sources including relevant research you have identified and class materials (readings, videos, or podcasts). Although brief, it should be well researched and written clearly and succinctly