Damian Chalmers and Erika Szyszczak
Ashgate Dartmouth
Paperback
830
1998
The book brings together the work of internationally distinguished researchers on comparative criminal justice who examine contrasts in the practice of police prosecutors courts and prisons in England and Wales France Germany Holland Spain Italy Scandinavia Canada the United States the West Indies and Japan. What makes this book stand out in relation to previous work in this field is the fact that all the authors have carried out empirical research in the countries they are studying and have reflected in original ways on the methodological problems of doing comparative research (on how to translate foreign concepts ? both professional and academic on the meaning of legal culture on the relative weight of legal logic cultural norms and structural constraints and in general on the problem of explaining similarities and differences).
Ashgate Dartmouth
Paperback
830
1998
The book brings together the work of internationally distinguished researchers on comparative criminal justice who examine contrasts in the practice of police prosecutors courts and prisons in England and Wales France Germany Holland Spain Italy Scandinavia Canada the United States the West Indies and Japan. What makes this book stand out in relation to previous work in this field is the fact that all the authors have carried out empirical research in the countries they are studying and have reflected in original ways on the methodological problems of doing comparative research (on how to translate foreign concepts ? both professional and academic on the meaning of legal culture on the relative weight of legal logic cultural norms and structural constraints and in general on the problem of explaining similarities and differences).