Japan's Prosecution Review Commission : on the democratic oversight of decisions not to charge / David T. Johnson.
Johnson, David T. (David Ted), 1960- author.
2022
KNX2280
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Title Japan's Prosecution Review Commission : on the democratic oversight of decisions not to charge / David T. Johnson.
Author Johnson, David T. (David Ted), 1960- author.
Uniform Title Kensatsu Shinsaka. English
ISBN 9783031193736 (electronic bk.)
3031193733 (electronic bk.)
9783031193729
3031193725
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19373-6
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 208 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-19373-6 doi
Call Number KNX2280
Dewey Decimal Classification 347.52012
Summary This book explains Japan's unique Prosecution Review Commission (PRC) which is composed of eleven lay people selected randomly from voter registration lists. Each of the country's 165 PRCs reviews non-charge decisions made by professional prosecutors and determines which cases should be reinvestigated or charged. PRCs also provide prosecutors with general proposals and recommendations for improving their policies and practices. The book analyzes the history and operations of the PRC and uses statistics and case studies to examine its various impacts, from legitimation and shadow effects to kickbacks and mandatory prosecution. 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. David T. Johnson is Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. He has published six previous books which have received numerous awards and honorable mentions. .
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 13, 2023).
Series Palgrave advances in criminology and criminal justice in Asia.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783031193736
Print version: 9783031193729
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1. Prosecutors & the Prosecution Review Commission
2. Origins and Operations
3. Impacts
4. Mandatory Prosecution
5. The TEPCO Case. - 6. Lessons.

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