As the world becomes increasingly globalized, a shared understanding of the various aspects of criminal justice becomes imperative. Drawing from countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the western hemisphere this book is a go to reference in comparative criminal justice studies.

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, a shared understanding and appreciation of the various aspects and approaches of criminal justice becomes imperative. Examining nineteen countries, purposefully selected to ensure not only broad geographic distribution but also cultural and religious diversity, political differentiation, and historical experiences, this book is a go to reference for comparative criminal justice studies, human rights studies, victimology, gender studies, anthropology, and political science. Divided into five parts, this book includes chapters on Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and the western hemisphere. Although each chapter represents a different country, all chapters have similar thematic sections providing summaries of the wide array of policing practices, exploring the different types of criminal procedure used across the world, and recognizing the many methods that different societies use to sanction criminal behavior among their citizens.

Acknowledgments

Introduction (Jospeter M. Mbuba)

PART ONE: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Chapter 1 - The Criminal Justice System of Kenya: Policing, Courts, and the Prison Services (Jospeter M. Mbuba)

Chapter 2 - Nigerian Criminal Justice System: An Overview (Uche Kalu and Anita Kalunta-Crumpton)

Chapter 3 - South Africa’s Criminal Justice System (Sebastian Okello)

PART TWO: EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Chapter 4 - The Australian Criminal Justice System: Federal and State Jurisdictions (Mark F. Briskey and Samuel M. Makinda)

Chapter 5 - The Criminal Justice System in China: Organization and Function (Yunyun Yang, Han Wang, Pingping Huang, and Mengliang Dai)

Chapter 6 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in Malaysia (Yik Koon TEH)

PART THREE: EUROPE AND EURASIA

Chapter 7 - The Criminal Justice System of Italy (Giulia Fabini and Alvise Sbraccia)

Chapter 8 - The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales (Nenadi Adamu, Timi Osidipe, and Jonathan South)

Chapter 9 - The Criminal Justice System and Criminal Process in Poland (Monika Baylis)

Chapter 10 - Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement in the Republic of Serbia (Dalibor Kekić, Miloš Milenković, and Filip Kukić)

Chapter 11 – The Criminal Justice System in Germany (Raluca Enescu, Aneta Leszczynska, and Carsten Momsen)

PART FOUR: MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA

Chapter 12 - The Egyptian Criminal Justice System: Steps Forward, Steps Backward (Ahmed F. Khalifa and Ibrahim Sabra)

Chapter 13 - The Criminal Justice System of Iran (Sanaz Alasti)

Chapter 14 - Afghanistan’s Criminal Justice System (Mehdi J. Hakimi and Kobra Moradi)

Chapter 15 - The Criminal Justice System in Saudi Arabia (Hasan Arslan and Mohsen Alizadeh)

PART FIVE: WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Chapter 16 - An Overview of the Main Components of the Criminal Justice System in the United States of America (Joselyne L. Chenane)

Chapter 17 - The Uruguayan Criminal Justice System (Diego Sanjurjo and Joaquín Arigón)

Chapter 18 - The Brazilian Criminal Justice System (Fabio R. Bechara and Leandro Piquet Carneiro)

Chapter 19 - The Criminal Justice System in Mexico (Carlos Daniel Gutierrez-Mannix)

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