The first part of this Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Cross National Comparisons of Crime and Criminal Justice class serves to introduce students to 1) Cross-National Comparisons of Crime Count and Crime Harm; 2) Cross-National Comparisons of Homicide; 3) Transnational Organized Crimes including Maritime Piracy, Corruption, Human Trafficking and Terrorism. The second half of the course aims to introduces students to the formal institutions that structure criminal justice systems around the world and put them in sociological and political context. We focus on contemporary practices and policies in six model countries that define crime and responses to it, including an introduction to policing, courts, sentencing and penology. Pre-requisite: None

CILO-1: Identify key issues in comparative criminology. CILO-2: Identify contemporary criminal justice policies and practices in major countries with substantial international influences. CILO-3: Discuss the formal institutions that structure criminal justice systems around the world and place them in sociological and political context.