Crime and justice in Japan and China : a comparative view /

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Main Author: Parker, L. Craig.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2013], ©2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Crime in japan
  • Japanese historical and legal background
  • The role of Japanese police
  • The investigation of crime, prosecution, and the courts in Japan
  • Corrections, probation, parole, and juvenile offenders in japan
  • Social problems in Japan: alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, suicide, homelessness, and joblessness
  • Chinese historical, political, and legal background
  • The criminal justice system in China
  • Policing, state security, reform through labor, and drug trafficking in China
  • High-profile cases and the role of defense lawyers in China
  • Human rights, forced psychiatric hospitalizations, and the dean penalty in China
  • Market forces, social unrest, pollution, and health-care problems in China
  • Conclusion: Japan and China going forward.