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As the world becomes more interconnected, there has been a call for college students, regardless of major, to be more globally aware and operate effectively in a diverse world. There has been no published research that has examined how an international comparative criminal justice course affects the global views of students majoring in criminal justice. The current study examined how an international comparative criminal justice class affected the global perspectives and views of students at a U.S. midwestern public university. The Global Perspectives Inventory (GPI) was used, which is a widely used measure of students’ global and intercultural competency and measures six different areas. A group pre-test and a group post-test design was used across the three semester offerings of the course. Only on one of the six areas in the GPI was there a difference between the pre- and post-test. Students on average had an increase in the area of cognitive knowledge, which deals with awareness of different cultures and their impact on society.
 

Keywords: Comparative Criminal Justice; Global Views; Global Perspectives Inventory; Criminal Justice Students.

In recent times, some couples have faced the challenge of procreation through natural conception, which is a vital component of the marriage institution, considering the high premium Nigerians place on children. Such couples in a bid to fill this void have had to seek help outside the conventional means by resorting to the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) which is a relatively new process whereby conception is achieved through technological intervention. Although it is a welcomed innovation, it has drawbacks with regards to ethical as well as socio-legal issues. This paper seeks to identify the challenges associated with assisted reproductive rights. It establishes that ART has introduced a new dimension to conception that could affect the reproductive rights of intending parents. It recommends the need for legislative intervention to effectively regulate the activities of medical practitioners in this specialized area of medicine, and to protect the reproductive rights of intending parents.

Keywords: Assisted reproductive technology, human rights, infertility, reproductive rights, women.

In this paper, we examine self-reported cyber-offending activities and their relation to life strains. We find strong support for prior strains correlating with both specific (e.g., illegal uploading) and general cyber-offending. We further examine whether gender interacts with strain. Historically, cybercrime has been seen as a near exclusively male activity. We were interested to learn whether the relationship between strain and crime holds for both males and females. While general strain theory (GST) correlates with cyber-offending for both males and females, we did find a few important differences. Except for lack of trust in others and receiving unsatisfactory evaluation at school or work, there are different variables responsible for online offending for men and women. Parents’ divorcing, anonymity, and online video gaming increase cybercrime offending in women, whereas falling victim to a crime, breaking up with a significant other, and darkweb activity are correlated with cyber-offending for men. According to our results, GST is gender-specific, and these variables need to be further studied.

Keywords: strain, general strain theory, gender, cybercrime, cyber offending.

This research paper analyses comparative criminology in the context of victim rights and restorative justice systems in Bangladesh, India, and the United States. The central research question is on the failed inclusion of a victim-centred approach into formal criminal justice systems, particularly in South Asia. The research aims to investigate how countries interpret and apply restorative justice, as well as victim engagement. The study employs a comparative, doctrinal, and qualitative research approach to examine patterns of legislation, judicial precedent, and institutional practice common to the three nations. The results show significant disparities: while the United States has created official restorative programs, Bangladesh and India rely on informal or pseudo-legal processes that provide inconsistent victim protection. A culturally compatible yet legally sound restorative framework should always be the norm, according to the research paper, which recommends for best practices through context-specific law reform aimed at striking a balance between victims’ rights and due process.

Keywords: Bangladesh, Comparative criminology, Restorative justice, United States, Victim rights.