NCJ Number
230813
Date Published
2010
Length
223 pages
Annotation
This introductory text on comparative criminal justice examines and reflects on the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages in the criminal justice process, from policing through to sentencing; and it examines pertinent global trends in crime and justice.
Abstract
The enterprise of comparative criminal justice is the academic study of criminal justice arrangements at home and abroad. Criminal justice forms part of the set of processes, bodies, and institutions that aim to secure or restore social control. This book takes a broad perspective on criminal justice, and includes a discussion on private policing and other forms of private security as well as on extra-legal means of institutionalized social control. The book looks at international crime, international policing as well as international courts to emphasize that comparative research must include the analysis of transnational and international arrangements. The main aims of the introductory text are to provide the reader with 1) a comparative perspective on criminal justice and its main components, 2) an understanding of the effects of globalization upon crime and justice, 3) a knowledge of methodology for comparative research and analysis, 4) an understanding of the most important concepts in criminal justice in a comparative context, 5) discussions of global trends such as the rise of imprisonment, penal populism, diversion, privatization, international policing, and international tribunals, and 6) an insight into what the essential ingredients of justice might be. Tables, references, and index