NCJ Number
156030
Editor(s)
K Kangaspunta
Date Published
1995
Length
332 pages
Annotation
Based primarily on information submitted by the countries involved, this report describes the criminal justice systems of the countries of Europe and North America.
Abstract
Each profile provides an overview of the background and structure of the criminal justice system, the operation of the criminal justice system, crime categories, sentencing, and current issues. It also provides statistics on selected offenses, sanctions, personnel, and resources. The profiles cover Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Yugoslavia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and the newly independent countries of the USSR. Tables