CRJU 0335 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Credits: 3

Increasingly, practitioners in the American criminal justice systems are required to interact with their counterparts, as well as citizens, from other national jurisdictions. Effective interaction, including cooperation and sharing, requires some understanding of how criminal justice is conceived and practiced in other parts of the world. This course examines and compares key institutions of the criminal justice systems in six model countries, two in Europe, two in Asia, one Islamic nation, and one from Latin America. We look not only at formal organizations in each country, but also at actual practices and how they compare with each other and the United States. To understand how differences and similarities have developed, we also learn something of the history, culture, political system, and economic conditions of each model country.

Prerequisites: CRJU 0101 and Junior standing.

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