Report series 4. Selected Issues in Criminal Justice

This publication contains six reports by four authors. William Clifford (former Director of the United Nations Crime and Criminal Justice Branch) reports on the criminal justice systems of Japan and Singapore. Alexander Yakovlev (USSR) discusses "The Social Functions of the Criminalization Process" as well as "Criminal Justice as an Alternative in Dispute Settlement". Inkeri Anttila (Director of HEUNI) reviews "The Ideology of Crime Control in Scandinavia. Current Trends", and Matti Joutsen (Senior Researcher of HEUNI) reports on Scandinavian developments in juvenile crime prevention and control.