CCJ 4004 Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice Systems

Which country has the highest homicide rates?

Jamaica (according to U.N)

Which country has the fairest justice system?

Denmark (according to World Justice Program)

Which country has the highest incarceration rate?

El Salvador (according to U.N)

What makes America exceptional in the criminal justice system?

The continued use of the death penalty and high incarceration rates

Local Benefit

Increasingly our understanding of other criminal justice systems so we can improve our own

Universal Benefit

Understanding other criminal justice systems to help fight more crime

B.E.S.T

Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (U.S and Canada)

Merida Initiative

An agreement between Mexico and the U.S to help reduce crime along the border

Interpol

Agency that collects information about criminals internationally

Eurojust

Compliments Europol, deals with prosecution

Three Approaches

Political, Historical, and Descriptive

The political approach relates to who?

Mao Zedong's socialist principals

In China, how long can someone be held suspect for?

37 days

Overall, homicide is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same?

Decreasing

General statistics on gender relating to victimization

Men are majority of the victims, but women are more likely to be killed at home

What are the official data sources?

Interpol, UNODC, and WHO

What are the 3 regions with the highest homicide rates?

South Africa, Central America, and South America

When getting crime data from multiple countries, what needs to be kept in mind?

Definition of the crime, reporting rates of the crime, and if the crimes have been accurately recorded

Victimization rates between countries

England and Wales ranked high for victims due to reporting while Japan ranked low due to unreported crimes

Eurobarmeter, Latinobarmeter, and European Social Survey are all what?

Opinion surveys

What is modernization theory?

Social processes related to industrial development create conditions conducive to increased criminality, such as loosened family ties, instability of family, and lack of supervision of youthful members of a family

Feminist Theory

Examine how indicators of gender inequality influence crime rates and differences in gendered crime

International Terrorism

Impacting citizens of more than one country, impact goes beyond a domestic agenda

Who is an example of State Sponsored Terrorism?

Stalin, he was able to carry out his terror because his victims were viewed as state enemies

Who was invited to speak about Rachel Hoffman's care on the news?

Her mother, Margie Weiss