It has been demonstrated to this point in the course that the task of comparative criminal justice is to compare and contrast our ways of responding to crime with those practiced globally. This often involves trying to learn from what is done in other places.

In an upcoming discussion, you will explore how issues in the United States criminal justice system can have a global impact. Because of the potential for that to happen, the United Nations has an interest in what happens here and will look for answers when there are problems. For this final major assignment, you are tasked with creating a policy and procedure report for the Department of Justice in response to a UN inquiry into recent unrest related the to United States criminal justice system.

For the purpose of this assignment, assume the UN has requested information about how the United States will overhaul the criminal justice system to prevent the recent issues from becoming more prevalent and further spreading to other countries. Taking what you have learned from being exposed to criminal justice systems in other countries into account, your report should include some best practices based on that global exposure.

First, read the following:

van Steden, R. (2020). Governing through care: A qualitative assessment of team play between police and nurses for people with mental illness. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101532 (Links to an external site.)

Policies and Resolutions (Links to an external site.). (2019). Corrections Today, 81(3), 56–72.

O’Connor, C. D., & Shon, P. C. (2019). Civilising the police: reconceptualizing the role of the state in theories of American policing. Global Crime, 20(1), 45–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2019.1583106 (Links to an external site.)

• Then, watch the following videos:

This video explores how an international criminal justice system has evolved over time (12:23)

This video addresses challenged faced by international criminal justice systems (3:39)

Finally, you can explore the following optional resources if you choose to:

• This Today (2020) – Policing in Other Climes: A Comparative Analysis (Links to an external site.) 

Where Incarceration Isn’t the Answer…  (Links to an external site.)

Robert Moore (2020) – Preserve “not proven” and reform Scotland’s Jury System (Links to an external site.)

ASSIGNMENT

• Create a report in response to the UN addressing the following: 

the social, cultural, and economic variables which contribute to the variation of crime problems across nations;

the structure and function of the criminal justice systems in other countries;

the development an appreciation of various dilemmas confronting criminal justice systems worldwide;

the methods, procedures, and theories employed by other countries compared to the American Criminal Justice system.

Limit your response to 5-7 pages. Upload your submission in a Word document or PDF.