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Autore |
Johnson David T (David Ted), <1960-> |
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The Japanese way of justice : prosecuting crime in Japan / / David T. Johnson |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47137-9 |
0-19-534423-5 |
1-60256-652-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies on Law and Social Control |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public prosecutors - Japan |
Prosecution - Japan |
Criminal justice, Administration of - Japan |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Why Japanese Prosecutors?; Research Methods; An Overview of the Criminal Process; An Overview of the Book; 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; II: The Content of Japanese Justice; 5 Consistency; 6 Corrections; 7 Convictions; 8 Confessions; Conclusion; Appendix: The Survey: Prosecutors' Attitudes and Activities; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Criminal proceedings in which people can lose life, liberty, or reputation tell us a great deal about the character of any society. In Japan, it is prosecutors who wield the greatest control over these values and who therefore reveal most clearly the character of the Japanese way of justice. In this book, David T. Johnson portrays Japanese prosecutors at work; the social, political, and legal contexts that enable and constrain their actions; and the content of the justice thereby delivered. Johnson is the first researcher, Japanese or foreign, to gain access to the frontline prosecutors who ch |
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