Publisher's Synopsis
This innovative text tackles a variety of issues raised by comparative research into criminal justice in other cultures. How far does criminal justice reflect general culture? Can collaborative research overcome the problem of translating incommensurable concepts? What are the possibilities for ?virtual comparisons?. How do we ?tell difference?? The distinguished authors, who are drawn from a wide variety of countries, offer penetrating and sometimes disturbing reflections on international differences in processes of trial and punishment.
