What factors bring about these similarities? For instance, why do we have police forces in virtually every place on earth? But are the police in the UK, Portugal  and Indonesia as similar as they sound?

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Where do these differences come from? What social, cultural,historical or political factors have been at play in shaping them?

Equally we are frequently struck by the discovery that justice systems in remote areas infact share many similarities with domestic systems.

What factors bring about these similarities? For instance, why do we have police forces in virtually
every place on earth? But are the police in the UK, Portugal  and Indonesia as similar as they sound?