The construction of guilt in China : an empirical account of routine Chinese injustice / Yu Mou.
2020
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Title
The construction of guilt in China : an empirical account of routine Chinese injustice / Yu Mou.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
Oxford ; Hart, 2020.
Distributed
[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Description
1 online resource (280 pages).
Series
Studies in international and comparative criminal law ; vol 17.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Researching the Chinese Criminal Justice System
The Construction of the Police Cases
Reviewing the Police Case
Pre-trial Decisions Concerning Prosecution
Trials without Witnesses
Concluding Remarks
Researching the Chinese Criminal Justice System
The Construction of the Police Cases
Reviewing the Police Case
Pre-trial Decisions Concerning Prosecution
Trials without Witnesses
Concluding Remarks
Summary
"Drawing on insights from the author's own empirical data obtained from systematic observation of the daily routines within Chinese criminal justice institutions, this ground-breaking book examines the functional deficiency of the criminal justice system in preventing innocent individuals from being wrongly accused and convicted. Setting within a broad socio-legal context, this book outlines the strategic interrelationships between key legal actors, the deep-seated legal culture embedded in practice, the deficiency of integrity of the system and the structural injustices that follow. The author follows the investigative dossier in the criminal process - how it is constructed, scrutinised and used to dispose of cases and convict defendants in lieu of witnesses' oral testimony - as its focal point. It illustrates that the Chinese criminal justice system as a state apparatus of social control has been framed through performance indicators, bureaucratic management and the central value of collectivism in such a way as to maintain the stability of the authoritarian power. This book will appeal to academics, researchers, policy advisors and practitioners working in the areas of criminal law, comparative criminal justice/criminology, as well as in Chinese studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Warwick, 2015) issued under title: Written evidence and the absence of witnesses : the inevitability of conviction in Chinese criminal justice.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available Note
Also published in print.
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Location
www
Available in Other Form
Access Note
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
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Alternate Title
Bloomsbury Collections
Language
English
ISBN
9781509913053 (ebook)
9781509913046 (PDF)
9781509913022 (print)
1509913025 (print)
9781509913039 (epub)
9781509913046 (PDF)
9781509913022 (print)
1509913025 (print)
9781509913039 (epub)
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