With this publication the editors offer the first comprehensive text designed to assist, facilitate and guide interested researchers in how to engage in comparative criminological/criminal justice research. The editors have collected a series of nine articles which serve to illustrate examples to facilitate the reader in how to conduct such research. Each of the articles is accompanied with a series of questions and useful web-links to further assist the reader and/or student.
Series Statement
Crime and crime policy, 1613-2459 ; vol. 5 = Kriminalität und Kriminalpolitik
All articles were published previously in the journal "International Journal of Comparative Criminology (IJCC) between 2001 and 2006.
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
committed to retain
Contents
Foreword / Helmut Kury -- "We have to prove we are not just women": Policewomen in Papua New Guinea / C. Banks. -- Organized crime and corruption in South(ern) Africa / Johan Prinsloo and Beaty Naudé -- Punitiveness in internationa criminal justice: some explorations / Leslie Sebba -- American and European paths to international law enforcement cooperation: McDonalization, implosion, and terrorism / William F. McDonald -- Crime against the person in Sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of ten countries / Beaty Naudé -- Arab women in their State's constitution / Nawal Ammar -- Trends in crimes of sexual agression in Canada: an analysis of police -- reported and victimization statistics / Julian V. Roberts, Holly Johnson, and Michelle G. Grossman -- Does participation in the global economy reduce political corruption? An empirical inquiry / Hung-En Sung and Doris Chu -- The international crime (victim) survey: impact and future policy / Jan Van Dijk and Mark Shaw -- Mainstreaming comparative methodology in criminal justice/criminology reasearch methods courses / Rosemary Barberet.