An introduction to comparative legal models of criminal justice /

"Updated to reflect changes in the crimindal 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 s...

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Main Authors: Roberson, Cliff, 1937- (Author), Das, Dilip K., 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Updated to reflect changes in the crimindal 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 ... Thorough 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"--Page 4 of cover
Physical Description:1 online resource : text file, PDF, illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index.
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