Crime & Global Judicial System [Hardcover] [May 01, 2014] Casper Davis

Written for students of criminal justice, Com- parative Criminal Justice Systems: Global and Local Perspectives examines the nature of crime and justice in varying countries and cultures in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Using a topical approach, it compares different systems of crime and justice in terms of their differences from, and similarities to, the laws and institu- tions of modern criminal justice, focusing on the United States as a standard of compari- son. By examining different criminal justice systems in terms of their local peculiarities and understanding their change and continu- ity, readers will gain a well-rounded interna- tional perspective of the world’s varying sys- tems of criminal justice.