Finnish Criminal Justice

...an excellent resource for the criminal justice practitioner or educator. Federal Probation ...makes an important contribution to comparative criminal justice research, with a reasonable model for such efforts given the difficulties of cross-cultural research. It will be of interest to academics, planners and researchers interested in comparative research, and should be in the library wherever there is a criminal justice program. CJ International Parker has presented an excellent overview of the Finnish criminal justice system...a valuable addition to practitioners and students alike. It will serve well as a readable and manageable addition to any comparative class and should be considered asa must to illustrate a legalistic system of justice which removes much discretion from all actors in the system. The Criminologist Parker has presented an excellent overview of the Finnish criminal justice system...a valuable addition to practitioners and students alike. It will serve well as a readable and manageable addition to any comparative class and should be considered as a must to illustrate a legalistic system of justice which removes much discretion from all actors in the system. The Criminologist ...an excellent resource for the criminal justice practitioner or educator. Federal Probation ...makes an important contribution to comparative criminal justice research, with a reasonable model for such efforts given the difficulties of cross-cultural research. It will be of interest to academics, planners and researchers interested in comparative research, and should be in the library wherever there is a criminal justice program. CJ International