What to Look For . . .

• What are some of the reasons for punishing criminals?
• What international standards exist for providing civility to punishments worldwide?
• How do “day fines” operate?
• Are there countries that still use corporal punishment?
• Is the United States typical or unusual in its authorization of the death penalty?
• How is probation used in other countries?
• Do the world’s countries use imprisonment in a similar way?
• Do women prisoners find themselves in similar situations around the world?
• Are there similarities in the presence of racial and ethnic minorities in prison systems around the world?