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Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power.Whitman, James Q. is the author of 'Harsh Justice Criminal Punishment And The Widening Divide Between America And Europe', published 2005 under ISBN 9780195182606 and ISBN 019518260X.
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