Online Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank
for
COMPARITIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEMS
A Topical Approach
Sixth Edition
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,ii
, Contents
Chapter 1: An International Perspective 1
Chapter 2: Domestic Crime, Transnational Crime, and Justice 3
Chapter 3: An American Perspective on Criminal Law 5
Chapter 4: Legal Traditions 6
Chapter 5: Substantive Law and Procedural Law in the Four Legal Traditions 8
Chapter 6: An International Perspective on Policing 10
Chapter 7: An International Perspective on Courts 13
Chapter 8: An International Perspective on Corrections 15
Chapter 9: An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice 18
Chapter 10: Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing 19
Test Bank
Chapter 1 1
Chapter 2 12
Chapter 3 24
Chapter 4 33
Chapter 5 44
Chapter 6 55
Chapter 7 67
Chapter 8 80
Chapter 9 93
Chapter 10 104
Answer Key 115
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, Chapter 1: An International Perspective
Class Activities
Discussion Starter:
I often begin my comparative course by having students respond to a few questions I post
on the course Blackboard site (although the questions could certainly be asked in class as
well). These questions serve to get students thinking about alternatives to our justice
system and provide a base from which various “topics to be covered in the class” can be
noted. I keep track of how classes have answered these questions during recent semesters
then show student in the current class how those in other classes have responded. Some
questions I have found to be especially useful are:
o Despite its occasional problems, the American justice system is still the best in the
world. (Agree, Unsure, Disagree)
o I can think of no better way than the American jury system to determine whether
or not a defendant actually committed the crime of which s/he is accused. (Agree,
Unsure, Disagree)
Have students identify both positive and negative aspects of ethnocentrism. Is there
generally agreement on which features are positive and which are negative? How might
both aspects affect the way tourists visit a foreign country, the way students study
comparative justice systems, or even the way an author prepares a textbook on
comparative justice?
Instructor Resources
Web Sites:
If your library subscribes to Oxford Bibliographies Online (individual subscriptions are
also possible), go to http://oxfordbibliographiesonline.com/, enter “comparative criminal
justice systems” in the search box, and link to my entry for an overview of the topic and
some annotated resources.
Gray literature—a term applied to information sources that are not commercially
published—typically includes technical reports, working papers, government and agency
reports, and conference proceedings. The Gray Literature Database at the Rutgers School
of Law (http://law-library.rutgers.edu/cj/gray/) contains gray literature publications on all
aspects of crime and criminal justice that are available online or in the Don M.
Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice.
Books:
Professor Harry Dammer (University of Scranton) and I have prepared a new edition of
Teaching About Comparative & International Criminal Justice: A Resource Manual. The
manual includes essays on teaching comparative/international criminal justice courses,
selected syllabi from instructors who teach such courses, a bibliography of books on
comparative topics, an essay on using video to teach comparative justice, and a section on
using the Internet as a teaching aid. Please contact either of the editors, Harry Dammer
() or Philip Reichel ().
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for
COMPARITIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEMS
A Topical Approach
Sixth Edition
i
,ii
, Contents
Chapter 1: An International Perspective 1
Chapter 2: Domestic Crime, Transnational Crime, and Justice 3
Chapter 3: An American Perspective on Criminal Law 5
Chapter 4: Legal Traditions 6
Chapter 5: Substantive Law and Procedural Law in the Four Legal Traditions 8
Chapter 6: An International Perspective on Policing 10
Chapter 7: An International Perspective on Courts 13
Chapter 8: An International Perspective on Corrections 15
Chapter 9: An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice 18
Chapter 10: Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing 19
Test Bank
Chapter 1 1
Chapter 2 12
Chapter 3 24
Chapter 4 33
Chapter 5 44
Chapter 6 55
Chapter 7 67
Chapter 8 80
Chapter 9 93
Chapter 10 104
Answer Key 115
iii
, Chapter 1: An International Perspective
Class Activities
Discussion Starter:
I often begin my comparative course by having students respond to a few questions I post
on the course Blackboard site (although the questions could certainly be asked in class as
well). These questions serve to get students thinking about alternatives to our justice
system and provide a base from which various “topics to be covered in the class” can be
noted. I keep track of how classes have answered these questions during recent semesters
then show student in the current class how those in other classes have responded. Some
questions I have found to be especially useful are:
o Despite its occasional problems, the American justice system is still the best in the
world. (Agree, Unsure, Disagree)
o I can think of no better way than the American jury system to determine whether
or not a defendant actually committed the crime of which s/he is accused. (Agree,
Unsure, Disagree)
Have students identify both positive and negative aspects of ethnocentrism. Is there
generally agreement on which features are positive and which are negative? How might
both aspects affect the way tourists visit a foreign country, the way students study
comparative justice systems, or even the way an author prepares a textbook on
comparative justice?
Instructor Resources
Web Sites:
If your library subscribes to Oxford Bibliographies Online (individual subscriptions are
also possible), go to http://oxfordbibliographiesonline.com/, enter “comparative criminal
justice systems” in the search box, and link to my entry for an overview of the topic and
some annotated resources.
Gray literature—a term applied to information sources that are not commercially
published—typically includes technical reports, working papers, government and agency
reports, and conference proceedings. The Gray Literature Database at the Rutgers School
of Law (http://law-library.rutgers.edu/cj/gray/) contains gray literature publications on all
aspects of crime and criminal justice that are available online or in the Don M.
Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice.
Books:
Professor Harry Dammer (University of Scranton) and I have prepared a new edition of
Teaching About Comparative & International Criminal Justice: A Resource Manual. The
manual includes essays on teaching comparative/international criminal justice courses,
selected syllabi from instructors who teach such courses, a bibliography of books on
comparative topics, an essay on using video to teach comparative justice, and a section on
using the Internet as a teaching aid. Please contact either of the editors, Harry Dammer
() or Philip Reichel ().
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