An introduction to comparative legal models of criminal justice /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
authors, Cliff Roberson, Dilip K. Das
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton, FL :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
CRC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 335 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. 305-310) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface -- 1. An introduction to the study of comparative legal models -- 2. Common law model : the courts -- .3 Policing and corrections under the common law model -- 4. Civil law model : the courts -- 5. Policing and corrections under the civil law model -- 6. The Islamic law model : the courts -- 7. Policing and corrections under the Islamic legal model -- 8. The socialist law model : the courts -- 9. Policing and corrections under the socialist law model -- 10. Mixed law models -- 11. International courts -- 12. International criminal justice agencies and associations -- Appendix A. ICC arrest warrant for Thomas Lubanga Dyilo -- Appendix B. First appearance before the International Criminal Court in case of Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo -- Appendix C. Excerpts from the United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy Resolution sixtieth session : resolution adopted by the General Assembly -- References -- Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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While in Plato's time there may have been some truth to his belief that there can only be one single justice, and one single law, such is not the case today. Criminal justice systems vary widely across the world in their approaches to the problem of crime. This book presents the theme that a country's legal model to a great extent determines the character of its police and corrections as well as its legal system. It examines these different systems and is a useful reference guide for all criminal justice professionals