Sutton is a professor in the department of sociology, university of california, santa barbara. Sutton, professor of sociology at the university of california, santa barbara. He specializes in historical sociology, the sociology of law, economic sociology, and the. Sutton is the author of law/society (3. 19 avg rating, 21 ratings, 4 reviews, published 2000), stubborn children (3. 50 avg rating, 2 ratings, 1 re. University of california press, 1988. Contrasts normative and sociological perspectives on law; Presents a primer on the logic of research and inference as applied to law related issues;. Sociology of law crime punishment organizations. Weba core text for the law and society or sociology of law course offered in sociology, criminal justice, political science, and schools of law. · john sutton offers. Contrasts normative and sociological perspectives on law; Presents a primer on the logic of research and inference as applied to law related issues;.