Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach

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Prentice Hall, 2002 - Law - 379 pages

For junior/senior-level courses in Comparative (or International) Criminal Justice Systems, Comparative Criminology, and Comparative Government.

Unique in approach, this is the only comparative criminal justice text that follows a natural progression from law, police, courts, to corrections, and that explores these topics, individually, by using over 30 different countries to show the different ways policing, adjudication, and corrections can be carried out.

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Contents

Taking an International Perspective
1
The Structure of This Book
25
Crime Trends and Crime Theories
42
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