Building a Culture of Lawfulness

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Rule of Law
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-87972-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 100 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 189 g

This book is the first interdisciplinary study of the rule of law in an environment of complementary culture. It argues that the rule of law should not be defined solely through the development of institutions, but also through the mobilization of existing culture towards support for law and its enforcement.

Recognizing that the rule of law is most often misunderstood by many, the book describes the benefits of the rule of law and exposes its weaknesses and limitations. It summarizes the history and practice through case studies where culture has played an essential role in achieving a sustainable rule of law in practice. It incorporates the unique challenges to rule of law in regions like the Middle East, and addresses the nexus of law culture and institutions in the context of policing in the United States.

Appropriate for researchers, professionals, and practitioners of law, policing, cultural criminology, and sociology, this book identifies practical and actionable elements of culture that can be mobilized, even in states that are only in the initial stages of developing the rule of law.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, Heath B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. The Cultural Ingredient to Rule of Law Promotion.- Chapter2. Getting to the Meaning of the Rule of Law.- Chapter3. The Two Wheeled Cart: Culture of Lawfulness and the Rule of Law.- Chapter4. Why the Rule of Law?.- Chapter5. Challenges, Impediments, and Threats to the Rule of Law in the Twenty-first Century.- Chapter6. An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Culture of Lawfulness.- Chapter7. Applying the Cultural Approach to the Arab Region.

Über Autor(innen)

Heath B. Grant has a PhD in Criminal Justice from City University of New York. He is assistant professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has acted as the Director of Research at Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), an organization dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy and debate. He has also served as CEO, Global Education and Outreach of Success for Kids, an international organization dedicated to fostering youth resiliency and currently serves as Associate Director of the National Strategy Information Center's Culture of Lawfulness Project, an NGO based in Washington, DC. As part of the project, he developed curricula now reaching over a million children throughout Latin America.