This text is one of three books in the Criminal Justice Case Briefs series, each of which provides a summary and analysis of leading cases in a particular area of criminal justice: criminal procedure law, corrections law, or juvenile law... C Hemmens,B Steiner,D Mueller - 《Criminal Justice...
Ikeda also protested the delayed notification of the criminal cases, saying they caused anxiety for residents near the U.S. bases. He said the prefecture was only notified this week about the December case, when the suspect was indicted in March, and only afte...
“I believe that the U.S. side also takes this matter seriously,” Hayashi said. “Criminal cases and accidents by U.S. military personnel cause great anxiety to local residents, and they should never occur in the first place.” The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo declined to confirm details of ...
The agreement, known as SOFA, has in the past repeatedly made Japanese investigation difficult in criminal cases involving American service members on Okinawa and elsewhere, and has been criticized as unequal by rights activists and others, including Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki,...
So long as investigation or judgment is always of human origin, it is not always true. Human errors are unavoidable. The problem is criminal indemnity. Article 40 of the Constitution of Japan stipulates that “[a]ny person may, in case he is acquitted after he has been arrested or detained...
Within the criminal justice system, prosecutors have played a highly significant role in all cases. They exclusively make the decision to indict an alleged criminal, conduct investigation of crimes, initiate a criminal case, and they also control and supervise enforcement of a conviction. In ...
JAPANESE authorities raided the country’s top advertising agency Dentsu yesterday as they launched a criminal probe into the suicide of a 24-year-old employee due to overwork on suspicion of systematic illegal overtime at the company. Yesterday’s investigation follows the government’s recognition ...
Consulting with the retired prosecutor meant the investigative team was prepared to take the unprecedented step of bringing the case to prosecutors for a criminal investigation.Documents related to the in-house investigation were secretly compiled, and specific documents were provided to the special inves...
However, under the lay judge system where six randomly selected citizens and three professional judges adjudicate serious criminal cases, the public has a voice in the criminal procedure to impose appropriate sentences for perpetrators of sexual violence. With evidence of lay judges' imposition of ...
Japan is known for its strict gun laws. With a population of 125 million, it had only 21 gun-related criminal cases in 2020, according to the latest government crime paper. Experts say, however, some recent attacks involved use of consumer items such as gasoline, suggesting increased ...