Comparative criminal justice: beyond ethnocentriocism and relativism

Nelken, David 2009. Comparative criminal justice: beyond ethnocentriocism and relativism. European Journal of Criminology 6 (4) , pp. 291-311. 10.1177/1477370809104684

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Abstract

How can the study of comparative criminal justice avoid the opposite dangers of ethnocentrism and relativism? The problem is examined taking as an example Cavadino and Dignan's recent analysis of differences in prison rates. The case is made that more attention needs to be given to understanding how different criminal justice systems actually produce prison rates as well as to interpreting the ideas and values that animate those inside and outside the system.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Comparative Criminal Justice; Comparative Criminal Procedure; Ethnocentrism and Relativism; Processes of Attrition; Garantismo; Gedogen; Tolerance
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1477-3708
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 16:54
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40554

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