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Lay and Expert Contributions to Japanese Criminal Justice

Author : Erik Herber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351602330
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Lay and Expert Contributions to Japanese Criminal Justice written by Erik Herber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the little or not previously researched roles and contributions of non-legal professionals in Japanese criminal justice against the background of recent social and legal changes that either gave birth to or affected the roles played by these "outsiders". On the basis of a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including meeting records of policy makers and practitioners, surveys, interviews and court verdicts, the book zooms in on forensic psychiatrists’ role in the disappearance of criminally insane defendants from Japanese criminal courts; social workers’ new role in diverting a growing number of elderly, mentally disturbed repeat offenders from prison; the therapeutic dimension added to Japanese criminal justice proceedings with the introduction of a system of victim participation as well as the increasingly important role of forensic scientists’ contributions, notably DNA evidence, in Japanese courts. Finally, it examines lay judges’ contributions to sentencing practices as well as how these lay judges make sense of the other outsiders’ contributions. On the basis of very recent social and legal developments the book provides an original contribution to understandings of Japanese criminal justice, as well as more general socio-legal debates on the role of extra-legal knowledge in criminal justice. The book will be of value within BA and MA level courses on and to students and researchers of Japanese law and society as well as comparative criminal justice and socio-legal theory.

Japan's Prosecution Review Commission

Author : David T. Johnson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031193733
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Japan's Prosecution Review Commission written by David T. Johnson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains Japan’s unique Prosecution Review Commission (PRC) which is composed of eleven lay people selected randomly from voter registration lists. Each of the country’s 165 PRCs reviews non-charge decisions made by professional prosecutors and determines which cases should be reinvestigated or charged. PRCs also provide prosecutors with general proposals and recommendations for improving their policies and practices. The book analyzes the history and operations of the PRC and uses statistics and case studies to examine its various impacts, from legitimation and shadow effects to kickbacks and mandatory prosecution. More broadly, this book explores a problem that is common in many criminal justice systems: how to hold prosecutors accountable for their non-charge decisions. It discusses the potential these panels have for improving the quality of criminal justice in Japan and other countries, and it will appeal to scholars and students studying prosecution and democracy, criminal justice, criminology, lay participation, justice reform, and Japanese studies.

The Culture of Capital Punishment in Japan

Author : David T. Johnson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030320863
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Culture of Capital Punishment in Japan written by David T. Johnson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides a comparative perspective on capital punishment in Japan and the United States. Alongside the US, Japan is one of only a few developed democracies in the world which retains capital punishment and continues to carry out executions on a regular basis. There are some similarities between the two systems of capital punishment but there are also many striking differences. These include differences in capital jurisprudence, execution method, the nature and extent of secrecy surrounding death penalty deliberations and executions, institutional capacities to prevent and discover wrongful convictions, orientations to lay participation and to victim participation, and orientations to “democracy” and governance. Johnson also explores several fundamental issues about the ultimate criminal penalty, such as the proper role of citizen preferences in governing a system of punishment and the relevance of the feelings of victims and survivors.

World Criminal Justice Systems

Author : Richard J. Terrill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000956229
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book World Criminal Justice Systems written by Richard J. Terrill and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised tenth edition of this core textbook provides an understanding of major world criminal justice systems by discussing and comparing the systems of six of the world’s countries—each representative of a different type of legal system. England, France, Japan, South Africa, Russia, and China are all covered in detail, and an additional chapter on Islamic law uses three example nations to illustrate the range of practice within Sharia. Political, historical, organizational, procedural, and critical issues confronting the justice systems are explained and analyzed. Neatly organized with a parallel structure throughout the text, each chapter contains material on government, police, judiciary, law, corrections, juvenile justice, and other critical issues. A new feature of this text focuses on the nature of the political world order and the significant clash between some democratic and authoritarian governments. Of particular concern are those authoritarian governments that have seen the rise of what has been popularly referred to as the strongman leader. The countries covered in this text have seen the emergence of four such strongmen. While the rise of each occurred in different contexts, they were each facilitated in significant ways by the manner in which they asserted their control over the country’s criminal justice system. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice, prelaw, and similar programs. Supplementary materials for instructors include test bank and lecture slides.

The Elgar Companion to Capital Punishment and Society

Author : Benjamin Fleury-Steiner
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1803929154
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Elgar Companion to Capital Punishment and Society written by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-06 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elgar Companion to Capital Punishment and Society presents a multidisciplinary overview of capital punishment’s influences, processes and outcomes across society. A global range of philosophers, social scientists, legal experts, political theorists and historians critically analyse the trajectory of the death penalty in both retentionist and abolitionist countries, underscoring how state killing remains a crucial issue worldwide.

Unity Is Our Strength

Author : Dr Enock Alcine
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Unity Is Our Strength written by Dr Enock Alcine and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Haitians in the diaspora, those in the homeland, families, and friends are called to bring your talents, knowledge, and finances; to form a coalition and arrest poverty that is lamenting the lives of so many of our Brothers and Sisters in Haiti. • Everyone is precious • Everyone has a purpose • Everyone is a piece of the puzzle Kind Regards, Your Brother”

Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan

Author : Jeff Kingston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351139622
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan written by Jeff Kingston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and fully updated second edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary textbook written by leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Students will gain the analytical insights and information necessary to assess the challenges that confront the Japanese people, policymakers and private and public-sector institutions in Japan today. Featuring a comprehensive analysis of key debates and issues confronting Japan, issues covered include: A rapidly aging society and changing employment system Nuclear and renewable energy policy Gender discrimination Immigration and ethnic minorities Post-3/11 tsunami, earthquake and nuclear meltdown developments Sino-Japanese relations An essential reference work for students of contemporary Japan, it is also an invaluable source for a variety of courses, including comparative politics, anthropology, public policy and international relations.

Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice

Author : Andrew Watson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319350773
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice written by Andrew Watson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the mixed courts of professional and lay judges in the Japanese criminal justice system. It takes a particular focus on the highly public start of the mixed court, the saiban-in system, and the jury system between 1928-1943. This was the first time Japanese citizens participated as decision makers in criminal law. The book assesses reasons for the jury system's failure, and its suspension in 1943, as well as the renewed interest in popular involvement in criminal justice at the end of the twentieth century. Popular Participation in Japanese Criminal Justice proceeds by explaining the process by which lay participation in criminal trials left the periphery to become an important national matter at the turn of the century. It shows that rather than an Anglo-American jury model, outline recommendations made by the Japanese Judicial Reform Council were for a mixed court of judges and laypersons to try serious cases. Concerns about the lay judge/saiban-in system are raised, as well as explanations for why it is flourishing in contemporary society despite the failure of the jury system during the period 1928-1943. The book presents the wider significance of Japanese mixed courts in Asia and beyond, and in doing so will be of great interests to scholars of socio-legal studies, criminology and criminal justice.

Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice

Author : Masahiro Fujita
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811003386
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Society and Lay Participation in Criminal Justice written by Masahiro Fujita and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the state of the lay participation system in criminal justice, saiban-in seido, in Japanese society. Starting with descriptions of the outlines of lay participation in the Japanese criminal justice system, the book deals with the questions of what the lay participants think about the system after their participation, how the general public evaluate the system, whether the introduction of lay participation has promoted trust in the justice system in Japan, and the foci of Japanese society’s interest in the lay participation system. To answer these questions, the author utilizes data obtained from social surveys of actual participants and of the general public. The book also explores the results of quantitative text analyses of newspaper articles. With those data, the author describes how Japanese society evaluates the implementation of the system and discusses whether the system promotes democratic values in Japan.

Japan and Civil Jury Trials

Author : Matthew J. Wilson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783479191
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Japan and Civil Jury Trials written by Matthew J. Wilson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With effective solutions in both criminal and civil disputes at a premium, reformers have advanced varied forms of jury systems as a means of fostering positive political, economic, and social change. Many countries have recently integrated lay partici

Forging a Singaporean Statehood: 1965-1995

Author : Robin Ramcharan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900448132X
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Forging a Singaporean Statehood: 1965-1995 written by Robin Ramcharan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work takes an in-depth look at the muli-faceted contemporary relationship between Singapore and Japan since the end of World War II. It is the story of a relationship between an economic superpower, Japan, and an enterprising city-state whose leaders have sought to emulate not only Japan's economic success but several key facets of Japanese society as well. No other country surpasses Singapore in its public admiration of Japan. How is it possible for a multi-ethnic Singapore to emulate a relatively homogeneous Japan? What features of economic and political motives behind the attempt to emulate Japan? These and other questions are adressed in this work, which will be of interest to scholars of the international relations and security of East and Southeast Asia.

Who Judges?

Author : 鹿毛利枝子
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107194695
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Who Judges? written by 鹿毛利枝子 and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Judges? is the first book to explain why different states design their new jury systems in markedly different ways.

The Japanese Way of Justice

Author : David Ted Johnson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019511986X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Japanese Way of Justice written by David Ted Johnson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major achievements of Japanese criminal justice are thus inextricably intertwined with its most notable defects, and efforts to fix the defects threaten to undermine the accomplishments."--BOOK JACKET.

Legitimacy, Legal Development and Change

Author : David K. Linnan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317105826
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Legitimacy, Legal Development and Change written by David K. Linnan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses critical questions about how legal development works in practice. Can law be employed to shape behavior as a form of social engineering, or must social behavior change first, relegating legal change to follow as ratification or reinforcement? And what is legal development's source of legitimacy if not modernization? But by the same token, whose version of modernization will predominate absent a Western monopoly on change? There are now legal development alternatives, especially from Asia, so we need a better way to ask the right questions of different approaches primarily in (non-Western) Asia, Africa, the Islamic world, plus South America. Incoming waves of change like the 'Arab spring' lie on the horizon. Meanwhile, debates are sharpening about law's role in economic development versus democracy and governance under the rubric of the rule of law. More than a general survey of law and modernization theory and practice, this work is a timely reference for practitioners of institutional reform, and a thought-provoking interdisciplinary collection of essays in an area of renewed practical and scholarly interest. The contributors are a distinguished international group of scholars and practitioners of law, development, social sciences, and religion with extensive experience in the developing world.

The Comfort Women

Author : C. Sarah Soh
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022676804X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Comfort Women written by C. Sarah Soh and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the so-called comfort women—mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by the Japanese army—endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. These women have usually been labeled victims of a war crime, a simplistic view that makes it easy to pin blame on the policies of imperial Japan and therefore easier to consign the episode to a war-torn past. In this revelatory study, C. Sarah Soh provocatively disputes this master narrative. Soh reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together shaped the fate of Korean comfort women—a double bind made strikingly apparent in the cases of women cast into sexual slavery after fleeing abuse at home. Other victims were press-ganged into prostitution, sometimes with the help of Korean procurers. Drawing on historical research and interviews with survivors, Soh tells the stories of these women from girlhood through their subjugation and beyond to their efforts to overcome the traumas of their past. Finally, Soh examines the array of factors— from South Korean nationalist politics to the aims of the international women’s human rights movement—that have contributed to the incomplete view of the tragedy that still dominates today.

The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society

Author : United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society written by United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice -- established by President Lyndon Johnson on July 23, 1965 -- addresses the causes of crime and delinquency and recommends how to prevent crime and delinquency and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. In developing its findings and recommendations, the Commission held three national conferences, conducted five national surveys, held hundreds of meetings, and interviewed tens of thousands of individuals. Separate chapters of this report discuss crime in America, juvenile delinquency, the police, the courts, corrections, organized crime, narcotics and drug abuse, drunkenness offenses, gun control, science and technology, and research as an instrument for reform. Significant data were generated by the Commission's National Survey of Criminal Victims, the first of its kind conducted on such a scope. The survey found that not only do Americans experience far more crime than they report to the police, but they talk about crime and the reports of crime engender such fear among citizens that the basic quality of life of many Americans has eroded. The core conclusion of the Commission, however, is that a significant reduction in crime can be achieved if the Commission's recommendations (some 200) are implemented. The recommendations call for a cooperative attack on crime by the Federal Government, the States, the counties, the cities, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens. They propose basic changes in the operations of police, schools, prosecutors, employment agencies, defenders, social workers, prisons, housing authorities, and probation and parole officers.

Men to Devils, Devils to Men

Author : Barak Kushner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674966988
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Men to Devils, Devils to Men written by Barak Kushner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese Army committed numerous atrocities during its pitiless campaigns in China from 1931 to 1945. When the Chinese emerged victorious with the Allies at the end of World War II, many seemed ready to exact retribution for these crimes. Rather than resort to violence, however, they chose to deal with their former enemy through legal and diplomatic means. Focusing on the trials of, and policies toward, Japanese war criminals in the postwar period, Men to Devils, Devils to Men analyzes the complex political maneuvering between China and Japan that shaped East Asian realpolitik during the Cold War. Barak Kushner examines how factions of Nationalists and Communists within China structured the war crimes trials in ways meant to strengthen their competing claims to political rule. On the international stage, both China and Japan propagandized the tribunals, promoting or blocking them for their own advantage. Both nations vied to prove their justness to the world: competing groups in China by emphasizing their magnanimous policy toward the Japanese; Japan by openly cooperating with postwar democratization initiatives. At home, however, Japan allowed the legitimacy of the war crimes trials to be questioned in intense debates that became a formidable force in postwar Japanese politics. In uncovering the different ways the pursuit of justice for Japanese war crimes influenced Sino-Japanese relations in the postwar years, Men to Devils, Devils to Men reveals a Cold War dynamic that still roils East Asian relations today.