Structure of Criminal Procedure: Laws and Practice of France, Soviet Union, China, and the United States

by Barton L. Ingraham

A model is developed for analyzing criminal procedure across nations and cultures, and applied to the U.S., France, the U.S.S.R. and China. The model envisions common functions of arrest and detention, screening, charging and defending, trial, sanctioning and appeal. The comparison reveals significant differences between inquisitorial and adversarial systems, including the extent of court authority to control other criminal justice agencies, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313254311
• ISBN13: 9780313254314
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"