The Japanese way of justice : prosecuting crime in Japan /

The Japanese way of justice : prosecuting crime in Japan /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Johnson, David T. (David Ted), 1960-
Imprint:	Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 327 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Studies on law and social control Studies on law and social control.
Subject:	Public prosecutors -- Japan. Prosecution -- Japan. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Japan. Criminal justice, Administration of. Prosecution. Public prosecutors. Japan.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11200704

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ISBN:	9780195119862 019511986X 9780195344233 0195344235 1280471379 9781280471377 9786610471379 6610471371 019511986X 1602566526 9781602566521
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In the Japanese criminal system, the prosecutor is the most important figure. Based on extensive fieldwork inside a large prosecutor's office and on extensive surveys and interviews, this book explains the role of Japan's 2000 prosecutors.
Other form:	Print version: Johnson, David T. (David Ted), 1960- Japanese way of justice. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements
The Japanese Way of Justice
Introduction
Part I. The Contexts of Japanese Justice
1. Paradise for a Prosecutor
2. Prosecutors and the Criminal Court Community
3. Prosecutor Culture
4. The Organization of Prosecution
Part II. The Content of Japanese Justice
5. Consistency
6. Corrections
7. Convictions
8. Confessions
Conclusion
Appendix: The Survey: Prosecutors' Attitudes and Activities
References
Index