Reviews major theories of criminal justice, proposes an alternative analytic framework which focuses on cultural factors, applies this framework to several cases, and discusses implications of a cultural perspective for rule of law values. Journal available from Office of Publication, Department of Political Science, University of Florida,…

Reviews the causes and correlates of political normlessness in Argentina from 1955-73. Findings indicate that political normlessness was related to antipathy toward the economic and political status quo, support for opposition political movements, and a general perception of political powerlessness and incompetence. Additional cross cultural…