Assignment:
Topic: Sweden's Criminal Justice System
Terrill, R. J. (2009). World criminal justice systems: a survey Seventh Edition. Anderson Publishing, Limited.
You are a university professor preparing to bring a group of Liberty University students to Sweden as part of your comparative criminal justice systems class. Although you could get students to do the work, you decide to give a great example of an analysis of the criminal justice system in Sweden. Prepare an analysis, in the form of a discussion post, of Sweden's criminal justice system with the below listed items in mind:
The following is an outline of what you should cover in your post and paper:
• Focus upon Sweden for the purposes of this discussion.
• Begin your discussion with a brief analysis of the following elements:
o Country analysis
- Introduction to the country, people and society of the country
- Economy
- Transnational issues (if applicable) that may impact law enforcement
- Relations with the United States
- What is the basic government structure and its relationship to the criminal justice system
- What is the "legal family" or basis of law in the country
- What are the major components of the criminal justice system in the country
o Please explain the following elements:
- Briefly explain the law enforcement system of the country
- Briefly explain the judicial process of the country
- Briefly explain the corrections process of the country
o Provide a brief analysis on:
- The effectiveness of the criminal justice system in the country
- The human rights perspective of the country