James J. Chriss is currently Professor in the department of Criminology, Anthropology, and Sociology at Cleveland State University. His most recent book is Social Control, 3rd ed. (Polity, 2022). Phone: 216-687-2573 Address: Cleveland State University
Dept. of Sociology and Criminology
1860 E 22nd St
Cleveland, OH 44115
This is a review of Elisabeth Chaves' book published in New Political Science, v. 38, issue 2 (2... more This is a review of Elisabeth Chaves' book published in New Political Science, v. 38, issue 2 (2016).
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Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critica... more Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science, edited by C.W. Barrow. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
This paper was written while a graduate student at Virginia Tech in late 1990. At the end of my ... more This paper was written while a graduate student at Virginia Tech in late 1990. At the end of my paper are comments from Steve Fuller, who was the instructor for this Science and Technology Studies course.
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Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons an... more Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons and Gouldner." Pp. 55-71 in Anthem Companion to Talcott Parsons, edited by A.J. Trevino. New York: Anthem.
This was a paper written for a presentation around 1993 at Penn while serving as a teaching assis... more This was a paper written for a presentation around 1993 at Penn while serving as a teaching assistant for Diana Crane's undergraduate Sociology of Popular Culture course.
described efforts to read and understand Hegel as skoteinos, that is, darkness. There is a murkin... more described efforts to read and understand Hegel as skoteinos, that is, darkness. There is a murkiness in grappling with Hegel's thought, which from the standard empiricist or positivist position is viewed as elliptical, seemingly going in circles with no real resolution and rendered as ultimately meaningless. I have approached Hegel and phenomenology in ways similar to Adorno's description: "Where Hegel is emphatically rejected-in positivism in particular-he is hardly even given consideration nowadays." 2 Yet, a thinker as profound as Hegel deserves more thoughtful consideration than this, even if in the end the verdict-my verdict-favors the empiricists or materialists. The intellectual stimulation of working through Hegel's thought is the ultimate reward, contributing to the securing of the life of the mind.
Please cite as: Chriss, James J. 2023. "Hegel, Immanence, and Transcendence." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 7 (2):29-63.
Since the early 1980s, specialized problem-solving courts known as drug courts emerged in the Uni... more Since the early 1980s, specialized problem-solving courts known as drug courts emerged in the United States as a response to the backlog of drug and alcohol-related cases plaguing the U.S. criminal justice system. In a few decades, with the seeming success of the drug court in helping AOD defendants achieve sobriety while reducing recidivism, the drug court model has achieved international prominence as well. This paper discusses a pilot study which seeks to analyze the feasibility of connecting a website, drughelp.care, developed at the host institution of the co-authors, to the everyday operations of local drug courts. Talcott Parsons' AGIL schema is utilized as a conceptual template for organizing our thinking about how the website could improve services to administrators and clients according to the unique functional elements of the drug court.
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Chriss, James J. and Miyuki F. Tedor. 2023. "Improving Drug Courts - A Preliminary Study." Academicus 14:89-109.
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Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp.... more Cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp. 189-213 in Drug Courts in Theory and in Practice, edited by J.L. Nolan, Jr. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
This is a review of Largey's film on Lester Ward. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film ... more This is a review of Largey's film on Lester Ward. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film Review: Lester F. Ward: A Life's Journey," by Gale Largey. Teaching Sociology 34 (2):202-203.
Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, 2008
This is an introduction to the Transaction re-release of Karl Llewellyn's Jurisprudence: Realism ... more This is an introduction to the Transaction re-release of Karl Llewellyn's Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2008. "Introduction to the Transaction Edition." Pp. vii-xvi in Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, by Karl Llewellyn. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction.
This is a review of Elisabeth Chaves' book published in New Political Science, v. 38, issue 2 (2... more This is a review of Elisabeth Chaves' book published in New Political Science, v. 38, issue 2 (2016).
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critica... more Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science, edited by C.W. Barrow. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
This paper was written while a graduate student at Virginia Tech in late 1990. At the end of my ... more This paper was written while a graduate student at Virginia Tech in late 1990. At the end of my paper are comments from Steve Fuller, who was the instructor for this Science and Technology Studies course.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons an... more Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons and Gouldner." Pp. 55-71 in Anthem Companion to Talcott Parsons, edited by A.J. Trevino. New York: Anthem.
This was a paper written for a presentation around 1993 at Penn while serving as a teaching assis... more This was a paper written for a presentation around 1993 at Penn while serving as a teaching assistant for Diana Crane's undergraduate Sociology of Popular Culture course.
described efforts to read and understand Hegel as skoteinos, that is, darkness. There is a murkin... more described efforts to read and understand Hegel as skoteinos, that is, darkness. There is a murkiness in grappling with Hegel's thought, which from the standard empiricist or positivist position is viewed as elliptical, seemingly going in circles with no real resolution and rendered as ultimately meaningless. I have approached Hegel and phenomenology in ways similar to Adorno's description: "Where Hegel is emphatically rejected-in positivism in particular-he is hardly even given consideration nowadays." 2 Yet, a thinker as profound as Hegel deserves more thoughtful consideration than this, even if in the end the verdict-my verdict-favors the empiricists or materialists. The intellectual stimulation of working through Hegel's thought is the ultimate reward, contributing to the securing of the life of the mind.
Please cite as: Chriss, James J. 2023. "Hegel, Immanence, and Transcendence." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 7 (2):29-63.
Since the early 1980s, specialized problem-solving courts known as drug courts emerged in the Uni... more Since the early 1980s, specialized problem-solving courts known as drug courts emerged in the United States as a response to the backlog of drug and alcohol-related cases plaguing the U.S. criminal justice system. In a few decades, with the seeming success of the drug court in helping AOD defendants achieve sobriety while reducing recidivism, the drug court model has achieved international prominence as well. This paper discusses a pilot study which seeks to analyze the feasibility of connecting a website, drughelp.care, developed at the host institution of the co-authors, to the everyday operations of local drug courts. Talcott Parsons' AGIL schema is utilized as a conceptual template for organizing our thinking about how the website could improve services to administrators and clients according to the unique functional elements of the drug court.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. and Miyuki F. Tedor. 2023. "Improving Drug Courts - A Preliminary Study." Academicus 14:89-109.
Cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp.... more Cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp. 189-213 in Drug Courts in Theory and in Practice, edited by J.L. Nolan, Jr. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
This is a review of Largey's film on Lester Ward. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film ... more This is a review of Largey's film on Lester Ward. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film Review: Lester F. Ward: A Life's Journey," by Gale Largey. Teaching Sociology 34 (2):202-203.
Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, 2008
This is an introduction to the Transaction re-release of Karl Llewellyn's Jurisprudence: Realism ... more This is an introduction to the Transaction re-release of Karl Llewellyn's Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice. Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2008. "Introduction to the Transaction Edition." Pp. vii-xvi in Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, by Karl Llewellyn. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction.
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Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science, edited by C.W. Barrow. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons and Gouldner." Pp. 55-71 in Anthem Companion to Talcott Parsons, edited by A.J. Trevino. New York: Anthem.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2023. "Hegel, Immanence, and Transcendence." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 7 (2):29-63.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. and Miyuki F. Tedor. 2023. "Improving Drug Courts - A Preliminary Study." Academicus 14:89-109.
Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp. 189-213 in Drug Courts in Theory and in Practice, edited by J.L. Nolan, Jr. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film Review: Lester F. Ward: A Life's Journey," by Gale Largey. Teaching Sociology 34 (2):202-203.
Chriss, James J. 2008. "Introduction to the Transaction Edition." Pp. vii-xvi in Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, by Karl Llewellyn. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction.
Chriss, James J. 2021. "Exploration in Philosophy and Theology: Agamben and Vico." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 5 (2):169-222.
Chriss, James J. 2021. “La Tesis de la Ética Protestante de Weber en Cinco Pasos.” Revista de Economía Institucional 23 (44):23-41.
Chriss, James J. 2024. "Gouldner, Alvin." Pp. 568-569 in Encyclopedia of Critical Political Science, edited by C.W. Barrow. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Chriss, James J. 2016. "The Expressive Revolution and the University: Parsons and Gouldner." Pp. 55-71 in Anthem Companion to Talcott Parsons, edited by A.J. Trevino. New York: Anthem.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. 2023. "Hegel, Immanence, and Transcendence." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 7 (2):29-63.
Please cite as:
Chriss, James J. and Miyuki F. Tedor. 2023. "Improving Drug Courts - A Preliminary Study." Academicus 14:89-109.
Chriss, James J. 2002. “The Drug Court Movement: An Analysis of Tacit Assumptions.” Pp. 189-213 in Drug Courts in Theory and in Practice, edited by J.L. Nolan, Jr. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.
Chriss, James J. 2006. "Film Review: Lester F. Ward: A Life's Journey," by Gale Largey. Teaching Sociology 34 (2):202-203.
Chriss, James J. 2008. "Introduction to the Transaction Edition." Pp. vii-xvi in Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice, by Karl Llewellyn. Piscataway, NJ: Transaction.
Chriss, James J. 2021. "Exploration in Philosophy and Theology: Agamben and Vico." Berlin Journal of Critical Theory 5 (2):169-222.
Chriss, James J. 2021. “La Tesis de la Ética Protestante de Weber en Cinco Pasos.” Revista de Economía Institucional 23 (44):23-41.