Japan's Prosecution Review Commission : on the democratic oversight of decisions not to charge / / David T. Johnson

• Autore: Johnson David T.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Disciplina: 345.05
• Soggetto topico: Criminal procedure; Criminal procedure - Japan; Judicial review - Japan
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Japan's Prosecution Review Commission -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Prosecutors and the Prosecution Review Commission -- The Problems with Prosecutors -- Power -- Discretion -- Misconduct -- Ideology -- Accountability -- Inertia -- Role Ambiguity -- Three PRC Frames -- Victims -- Impunity -- Democracy -- Conclusion -- 2 PRC Origins and Operations -- Origins -- The PRC Law of 1948 -- The PRC Reform of 2009 -- Operations -- A Japanese Grand Jury? -- A Japanese Special Prosecutor? -- Conclusion -- 3 PRC Impacts -- A Bird's-Eye View -- Kickback Patterns -- Kickback Effects -- A Surge of Complaints -- Conclusion: Legitimation, Kickbacks, and Shadow Effects -- 4 Mandatory Prosecution -- Akashi Pedestrian Bridge Case -- JR West Amagasaki Rail Crash Case -- Okinawa Unlisted Stock Fraud Case -- Rikuzankai Incident -- 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 -- 5 The TEPCO Prosecutions and Acquittals -- Prosecutions -- 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 -- 6 Lessons -- A Failure to Prosecute Rape -- Lessons -- It Is Possible to Check Prosecutors' 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 -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Japan's Prosecution Review Commission
• ISBN: 3-031-19373-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910639885903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave advances in criminology and criminal justice in Asia.