Publisher's Synopsis
Written for students of criminal justice, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: Global and Local Perspectives examines the nature of crime and justice in varying countries and cultures in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Using a topical approach, it compares different systems of crime and justice in terms of their differences from, and similarities to, the laws and institutions of modern criminal justice, focusing on the United States as a standard of comparison. By examining different criminal justice systems in terms of their local peculiarities and understanding their change and continuity, readers will gain a well-rounded international perspective of the world's varying systems of criminal justice. Preview content today! Find the preface and chapter two under the Samples tab below. Explores the rise of modern criminology and the criminal justice system in the nineteenth century, focusing on the United States as a standard of comparison. Employs a topical approach to examine the criminal justice systems in varying countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including comparative views on law enforcement, judicial systems, sentencing, criminal law, and due process of law. Examines the nature of Islamic Criminal Justice and its practice in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Explores the possibilities of conflicts and convergences between modern and Islamic systems of criminal justice. Discusses new global crimes and their impact on modern and traditional criminal justice systems, including human smuggling, global sex trade, global illegal drug trade, illegal trafficking of conventional military weapons, money laundering, cybercrime, and global terrorism. Discussion questions ensure that student's grasp the core theoretical concepts. Instructor resources include a Test Bank and PowerPoint Lecture Outlines. © 2014 | 554 pages
