An Introduction to Comparative Legal Models of Criminal Justice

This second edition of An Introduction to Comparative Legal Models of Criminal Justice is an introductory text to comparative criminal justice. Roberson and Das, having traveled and studied in most major nations and having had as well experience in the criminal justice system for more than 30 years, present a text that covers international legal models and may be used in a one-semester course. They cite how a country’s legal model greatly determines the character of its police and corrections and its legal system. They begin with a brief overview of the legal models. In following chapters each legal model is discussed and countries selected under each legal model are analyzed. They survey police agencies and correctional systems used by those countries. Three international courts are examined. The book concludes with a discussion on international criminal justice agencies. New material includes, inter alia, expanded discussion on the oldest known legal systems; examination of Mexico’s reform movement; expanded discussion on the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta; covers women in Mexico’s prisons; looks at a typical Chinese criminal trial; examines sentencing of children in South Africa. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Cliff Roberson is an Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas and a retired professor of criminology at California State University, Freson. He previously served as Editors-in-Chief of the international police journal, Police Practices and Research and the journal, Professional Issues in Criminal Justice Journal. He is also an adjunct professor for Kaplan University. He has authored or co-authored over 60 books and texts on legal subjects. His previous academic experiences include Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; Director of Programs, National College of District Attorneys; Professor of Criminology and Director of Justice Center, California State University, Fresno; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edwards University. Dr. Roberson’s non-academic experience includes U.S. Marine Corps service as an infantry officer, trial and defense counsel and military judge as a marine judge advocate; and Director of the Military Law Branch, U.S. Marine Corps. Other legal employment experiences include Trial Supervisor, Office of State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice and judge pro-tem in the California courts. Cliff is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, Federal Courts in California and Texas, Supreme Court of Texas and Supreme Court of California.Educational background includes: Ph.D. in Human Behavior, U.S. International University; L.L.M., in Criminal Law, Criminology, and Psychiatry, George Washington University; J.D. American University; B.A. in Political Science, University of Missouri; and one year of post-graduate study at the University of Virginia School of Law.Dilip K. Das is a professor of criminal justice, former police chief, founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, and a human rights consultant to the United Nations. Dilip served in the Indian Police Service for 14 years. In 1994, he founded the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), which enjoys special consultative status in theUnited Nations. He has authored, edited, and coedited more than 30 books and numerous articles. He is editor-in-chief of two book series, "Advances in Police Theory and Practice" and "Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts, and Prisons" (with CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). Dilip has received several faculty excellence awards and is a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.