An Examination of Chinese University Student"s Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System in the United States

An Examination of Chinese University Student"s Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System in the United States

  This paper examines the perceptions of Chinese university students in Beijing, China who were administered a survey containing both closed-response and open-response items regarding the criminal justice system of the United States. While the sample is small and the controls on the survey process are limited, the outcome of this survey provides some interesting insights into how Chinese students perceive the criminal justice system of the United States as compared to the criminal justice system of the People"s Republic of China. In addition to the quantitative analysis from the closed-response items, qualitative feedback obtained from the open-response items is also examined. The researchers also provide qualitative feedback from observations made before, during, and after the administration of the survey. The paper concludes with a section on the limitations of the data and the research design, making note of the unique challenges to conducting research within a university in the People"s Republic of China.