Variable: Criminal Justice

QoG Code: (wjp_crim_jus)


Dataset: Rule of Law Index

Description:

Criminal Justice, Factor 8 of the WJP Rule of Law Index, evaluates a country’s criminal justice system. An effective criminal justice system is a key aspect of the rule of law, as it constitutes the conventional mechanism to redress grievances and bring action against individuals for offenses against society. An assessment of the delivery of criminal justice should take into consideration the entire system, including the police, lawyers, prosecutors, judges, and prison officers.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-13
Last updated by source: 2023-10-25


Categories:

Judicial


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 140
Standard cross-section: 140
Standard time-series: 140
OECD cross-section: 35


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