Black, Donald

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BLACK, Donald

BLACK, Donald. American, b. 1941. Genres: Sociology, Law, Criminology/True Crime. Career: Yale University, New Haven, CT, assistant professor of sociology and lecturer in law, 1970-74, associate professor of sociology, 1974-79; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, research associate and lecturer in law, 1979-85; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, professor of sociology, 1985-88, University Professor of the Social Sciences, 1988-. Publications: The Behavior of Law, 1976; The Manners and Customs of the Police, 1980; Sociological Justice, 1989; The Social Structure of Right and Wrong, 1993, rev. ed., 1998. EDITOR: (with M. Mileski) The Social Organization of Law, 1973; Toward a General Theory of Social Control, 2 vols, 1984. Address: Department of Sociology, Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]