Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach (Subscription)

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Designed to effectively explain the complexities of justice systems around the world, COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS: A TOPICAL APPROACH, 6/e makes the comparative approach far more understandable and accessible, helping students recognize the growing importance of an international perspective. It organizes key concepts in a sequence that many students will already find familiar, progressing from issues of law to the agencies of police, courts, and corrections. Students will gain a realistic understanding of the many ways policing, adjudication, and corrections systems can be organized and operated. Unlike most competitive books, it contains coverage of more than 30 countries, offering insights into everything from Islamic legal tradition to recent criminal justice reforms in Japan. This edition’s improvements include new coverage of the Eastern Asia legal tradition (e.g., China and Japan); Learning Objectives utilizing Bloom’s taxonomy phrasing; and more visually appealing images throughout.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Chapter Learning Objective Countries in Focus A. WHY STUDY THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF OTHER COUNTRIES? 1. Provincial Benefits of an International Perspective 2. Universal Benefits of an International Perspective B. APPROACHES TO AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Historical Approach 2. Political Approach 3. Descriptive Approach C. STRATEGIES UNDER THE DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH 1. The Functions/Procedures Strategy 2. The Institutions/Actors Strategy D. COMPARISON THROUGH CLASSIFICATION 1. The Need for Classification 2. Classification Strategies 3. The Role of Classification in This Book E. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK Summary Discussion Questions   CHAPTER 2: DOMESTIC CRIME, TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, AND JUSTICE Chapter Learning Objective Countries in Focus A. COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1. Comparative Criminology Looks at Crime as a Social Phenomenon 2. Comparative Criminology Looks at Crime as Social Behavior B. TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 1. Transnational Crime Types C. RESPONSE TO TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 1. National Efforts: United States of America 2. International Efforts Summary Discussion Questions   CHAPTER 3: AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE ON CRIMINAL LAW Chapter Learning Objective Countries in Focus A. ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS OF JUSTICE SYSTEMS 1. Substantive Criminal Law 2. Procedural Criminal Law B. LIBERTY, SAFETY, AND FIGHTING TERRORISM 1. The USA PATRIOT Act—Substantive and Procedural Law Issues 2. Is America's Reaction That Different? Summary Discussion Questions   CHAPTER 4: LEGAL TRADITIONS Chapter Learning Objective Countries in Focus A. LEGAL SYSTEMS AND LEGAL TRADITIONS B. TODAY’S FOUR LEGAL TRADITIONS 1. Common Legal Tradition 2. Civil Legal Tradition 3. Islamic (Religious/Philosophical) Legal Tradition 4. Eastern Asia (Hybrid) Legal Tradition C. COMPARISON OF THE LEGAL TRADITIONS 1. Cultural Component 2. Substantive Component 3. Procedural Component Summary Discussion Questions   CHAPTER 5: SUBSTANTIVE LAW AND PROCEDURAL LAW IN THE FOUR LEGAL TRADITIONS Chapter Learning Objective Countries in Focus