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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.
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.
Examines a unique form of lay participation in Japanese criminal justice
Discusses the potential that panels have for improving the quality of criminal justice in Japan and other countries
Include a discussion of high profile 'mandatory prosecution' cases where the PRC overruled the prosecutors
The Problems with Prosecutors
Power
Discretion
Misconduct
Ideology
Accountability
Inertia
Role Ambiguity
Three PRC Frames
Victims
Impunity
Democracy
Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Origins and Operations
Origins
The PRC Law of 1948
The PRC Reform of 2009
Operations
A Japanese Grand Jury?
A Japanese Special Prosecutor?
Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Impacts
A Bird's-Eye View
Kickback Patterns
Kickback Effects
A Surge of Complaints
Conclusion: Legitimation, Kickbacks, and Shadow Effects
Chapter 4 - Mandatory Prosecution
Akashi Pedestrian Bridge Case
JR West Amagasaki Rail Crash Case
Okinawa Unlisted Stock Fraud Case
Rikuzankai Case
Senkaku Islands Ship Collision Case
Tokushima Town Mayor Assault Case
Golf Instructor Quasi-Rape Case
Judo Student Severe Injury Case
Tomei Road Rage Internet Libel Case
TEPCO Nuclear Meltdown Case
Conclusion
Chapter 5 - The TEPCO Case
Prosecution
Trial
Shaky Prediction?
No Duty to Shut It Down?
Absolute Safety Not Required?
What If?
Reactions to the Acquittals
Analysis
Prosecution and Truth
Comparisons
The Under-Prosecution of White-Collar Crime
The Limits of the Criminal Sanction
Chapter 6 - Lessons
A Failure to Prosecute Rape
Lessons
It Is Possible to Check Non-Charge Decisions
Origins
Legitimation Effects
Kickback Effects
Shadow Effects
Few Mandatory Prosecutions and Convictions
The Challenge of Controlling White-Collar Crime
Knowledge Gaps
Citizen Satisfaction
PRC Dangers
Prosecution and Democracy
Implications for Other Countries
Reform in Japan
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Strafrecht |
| Genre: | Recht |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 228 |
| Reihe: | Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
208 S. 1 s/w Illustr. 1 farbige Illustr. 208 p. 2 illus. 1 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783031193729 |
| ISBN-10: | 3031193725 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC runder Rücken kaschiert |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Johnson, David T. |
| Auflage: | 1st ed. 2022 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing AG Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia |
| Maße: | 216 x 153 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David T. Johnson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 02.01.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,413 kg |
Examines a unique form of lay participation in Japanese criminal justice
Discusses the potential that panels have for improving the quality of criminal justice in Japan and other countries
Include a discussion of high profile 'mandatory prosecution' cases where the PRC overruled the prosecutors
The Problems with Prosecutors
Power
Discretion
Misconduct
Ideology
Accountability
Inertia
Role Ambiguity
Three PRC Frames
Victims
Impunity
Democracy
Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Origins and Operations
Origins
The PRC Law of 1948
The PRC Reform of 2009
Operations
A Japanese Grand Jury?
A Japanese Special Prosecutor?
Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Impacts
A Bird's-Eye View
Kickback Patterns
Kickback Effects
A Surge of Complaints
Conclusion: Legitimation, Kickbacks, and Shadow Effects
Chapter 4 - Mandatory Prosecution
Akashi Pedestrian Bridge Case
JR West Amagasaki Rail Crash Case
Okinawa Unlisted Stock Fraud Case
Rikuzankai Case
Senkaku Islands Ship Collision Case
Tokushima Town Mayor Assault Case
Golf Instructor Quasi-Rape Case
Judo Student Severe Injury Case
Tomei Road Rage Internet Libel Case
TEPCO Nuclear Meltdown Case
Conclusion
Chapter 5 - The TEPCO Case
Prosecution
Trial
Shaky Prediction?
No Duty to Shut It Down?
Absolute Safety Not Required?
What If?
Reactions to the Acquittals
Analysis
Prosecution and Truth
Comparisons
The Under-Prosecution of White-Collar Crime
The Limits of the Criminal Sanction
Chapter 6 - Lessons
A Failure to Prosecute Rape
Lessons
It Is Possible to Check Non-Charge Decisions
Origins
Legitimation Effects
Kickback Effects
Shadow Effects
Few Mandatory Prosecutions and Convictions
The Challenge of Controlling White-Collar Crime
Knowledge Gaps
Citizen Satisfaction
PRC Dangers
Prosecution and Democracy
Implications for Other Countries
Reform in Japan
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Strafrecht |
| Genre: | Recht |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 228 |
| Reihe: | Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
208 S. 1 s/w Illustr. 1 farbige Illustr. 208 p. 2 illus. 1 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783031193729 |
| ISBN-10: | 3031193725 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC runder Rücken kaschiert |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Johnson, David T. |
| Auflage: | 1st ed. 2022 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer Nature Switzerland
Springer International Publishing AG Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia |
| Maße: | 216 x 153 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David T. Johnson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 02.01.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,413 kg |
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