Comparative criminal justice

They use their information in order to learn effective ways of enforcing laws, and to identify and solve problems that may arise within a system due to its methods.

Comparativists in criminal justice study four different kinds of societies: Folk-communal, Urban-commercial, Urban-industrial, and bureaucratic.

[3] Folk-communal societies are often seen as primitive and barbaric, they have little specialization among law enforcers, and let many problems go unpunished to avoid over-criminalization however, once tempers “boil over” and the situation becomes a larger issue, harsh and unusual punishment may be administered.

They feature fully developed laws, lawyers, and police forces trained for multiple types of crime.

[5] Comparativists study the different ways in which execution is carried out across the world including hanging, shooting, beheading, injection, electrocution, and even stoning.

However in western culture as well as developed countries such as the United States less brutal execution such as lethal injection is utilized.