This is an excellent introductory textbook on comparative criminal justice. Readers are immersed in one country at a time as they explore the political, historical, organizational, procedural, and critical issues that affect each country's criminal justice system. Newly updated chapters on China, South Africa (new to this edition), the UK, France, Russia, and Japan, as well as a chapter on Islamic law exemplified by Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey, introduce students to examples of different types of legal systems. Each chapter explores the issues of government, police, judiciary, law, corrections, and juvenile justice.