This revision of this best-selling book presents a comprehensive analysis of how various criminal justice systems
throughout the world compare. New co-author Harry Dammer has extensively revised the text to reflect the latest
trends and most up-to-date information on such hot topics as international crime control and corrections. By using
a topical approach (examining various aspects of each system, such as policing, drugs, sentencing, and juvenile
justice) rather than a country by-country approach, the book gives students a more realistic understanding of the
similarities and differences of each system. The authors use six "model" countries (China, England, Germany,
Japan, Saudi Arabia, and France) to provide specific examples and explore historical, political, economic, social,
and cultural influences on each system.
Table of Contents
PART ONE : SETTING THE STAGE.
1. Introduction.
2. Measuring and Comparing Crime In and Across Nations.
3. Families and Law.
4. Six Model Nations.
PART TWO : CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.
5. Law Enforcement Functions and Organization.
6. Constitutional Review.
7. Criminal Procedure.
8. Legal Actors.
9. Courts and Trials.
10. After Conviction : The Sentencing Process.
11. After Conviction : The Problem of Prison.
PART THREE : MODERN DILEMMAS IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
12. Terrorism.
13. Transnational Organized Crime.
14. International Drug Trafficking.
15. Future Crime and System Developments.