Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: A Topical Approach - Softcover

Reichel, Philip L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130912875 ISBN 13: 9780130912879

Publisher: Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"Reichel's book is a highly scholarly, yet readable, introduction to the study of comparative criminal justice systems." ― Allen Anderson, Indiana University - Kokomo

"This text has a great strength in the direct writing and flowing use of language." ― Art Jipson, University of Dayton

"While there are a growing number of texts in this field I have found this text to be the best." ― Mitchel Roth, Sam Houston State University

From the Back Cover:

Now in its third edition, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems offers an expanded and updated look at how criminal justice is practiced around the world. With topical coverage of how different countries handle police, courts, and corrections, author Philip Reichel contrasts the American CJ system with several others around the globe, and offers suggestions for change.

A must-read for any serious criminal justice student, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems is a book that can be read and appreciated internationally.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130912875
• ISBN 13: 9780130912879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400