Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Philip L. Reichel University of Northern Colorado

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Table of contents

1. An International Perspective
2. Domestic, Transnational, and International Crime, and Justice 
3. An American Perspective on Criminal Law
4. Legal Traditions
5. Substantive Law and Procedural Law in the Four Legal Traditions 
6. An International Perspective on Policing
7. An International Perspective on Courts
8. An International Perspective on Corrections
9. An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice
10. Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing
Appendix A: World Maps 
Appendix B: Helpful Web Sites

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