An introduction to comparative legal models of criminal justice /
| Author / Creator: | Roberson, Cliff, 1937- author. |
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Imprint: | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2016. |
| Description: | xvi, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10936521 |
| Summary: | Updated to reflect changes in the criminal justice systems in several countries, An Introduction to Comparative Legal Models of Criminal Justice, Second Edition explores and illustrates the idea that a country's legal model determines the character of its police, corrections, and legal system. It focuses on how law shapes policing, including how it causes police to act as though they are above the law. Each chapter is designed as an independent unit of study. Along with updates to each chapter, other new additions to the second edition include: A list of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter A summary at the end of each chapter Classroom exercises A threefold increase to the number of photographs An expanded discussion of the oldest known legal systems An extensive discussion on the rule of law A discussion of United Nations actions to improve juvenile justice Increased attention to the role of the Organization of American StatesThorough and concise, An Introduction to Comparative Legal Models of Criminal Justice, Second Edition provides a text covering the different major legal models in the world that is ideal for a one-semester course. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498746267 1498746268 9781498746298 1498746292 9781498746274 1498746276 9781498746304 1498746306 |
