Product Description: World Criminal Justice Systems, Ninth Edition, provides an understanding of major world criminal justice systems by discussing and comparing the systems of six of the world’s countries -- each representative of a different type of legal system...read more

Product Description: This book offers an accessible introduction to comparative criminal justice and examines and reflects on the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages in the criminal justice process, from policing to sentencing...read more

Product Description: Will 'what works' in one country work in another? This unique collection examines the cross-cultural transfer of skills and expertise, drawing out the opportunities and challenges involved in taking penal practices from one country to another.

This innovative volume explains the diverse legal systems around the world by concentrating on the issues of law, policing, courts, and corrections and using information from over 30 countries to explain, compare, and contrast the variety of ways such agencies are organized. Includes countries representing Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Latin America, Australia, and Pacific islands. Crime on the World Scene. An American Perspective on Criminal Law. Legal Traditions. Substantive Law and Procedural Law in the Four Legal Traditions. An International Perspective of Policing. An International Perspective on Courts. An International Perspective on Corrections. An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice. Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing. For anyone interested in criminal justice systems worldwide.