It is important to compare issues and systems in criminal justice because through comparison countries can determine the relative utility of criminal justice policies, programs, and laws. As well, the comparison process makes it possible to identify others experiences where countries can learn from these experiences and benefit from them. When issues and systems in the criminal system are, compared individuals are able to expand their understanding of the different approaches and cultures used in the system and the various ways used to solve different problems. The process also makes it possible for the criminal justice systems to be able to tackle the many crime plagues facing our current dynamic world today.
International criminal justice comparison helps countries to be able to learn about the various processes and methods used in other nation’s criminal justice systems that help the comparing country to be able to develop appropriate solutions and basis to be used in solving the problems encountered. This makes it easy for such a country as it only adopts similar measures and strategies that were considered successful in another nation (Dammer, Harry, & Albanese, 5). This has made it possible for different nations to adopt criminal justice policies that were pioneered by others. By comparing the systems, a county broadens their understanding about other countries systems. This prevents a country from becoming a prey of the ethnocentrism problem where a particular state tries to belief that they are the only ones doing things in the correct manner. This is essential as it prevents the occurrence of ethnic-based discrimination, violence, or oppression. Comparing different criminal justice systems helps nations to be able to deal with the various transnational crime challenges that have resulted due to globalization (Dammer, Harry, & Albanese, 7). Thus, it is important to compare the different criminal justice systems used in an effort of strengthening and broadening the criminal justice practices and knowledge.
Dammer, Harry R, and Jay S. Albanese. Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. Print.
