CRIM 2430- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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We need to know how other society"s function: realize the u. s. legal systems (at both the federal and state levels) not the only possible legal system one of many! >we study other legal systems of other countries to: compare legal systems identifying similarities & differences. International perspective provides: new insights about the form and structure of legal systems, understanding of differences in criminal legal systems, new ideas about how to improve criminal systems. Some notes: legal systems from one culture cannot be incorporated entirely by another culture. Why not: can adopt some aspects of the legal systems, e. g. , mediation and dispute resolution has been used in tribal societies in. Lesson 2 domestic crime, transnational crime, and justice. Comparative criminology and comparative criminal justice: comp. Cjs: focus on differences across various countries in, criminal legal system how social control is maintained across different countries. If the government is charging the defendant with murder 1.