Criminal justice in China : an empirical enquiry / Mike McConville ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McConville, Michael.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--China.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

China.

Physical Description:

ix, 560 pages : illustrations, forms ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2011]

Summary:

McConville (law, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong) and five co-authors describe China's criminal process in detail--beginning with how police become informed of a crime, detention and arrest, and the construction of the police case, then proceeding thorough pre-trial preparation, construction of the defense case, trial procedure, and outcomes. The aim of this study is to correct scholarship's over-emphasis on purely procedural law, instead looking at the whole process as it operates in everyday cases, and highlighting the underlying principles and values. This volume provides solid description of how it all works on a routine basis so that those involved can shape reform from a grounded understanding of the complexities of the system. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Sources of police cases

Police powers in relation to detention and arrest

The construction of the police case

Pre-trial preparation of prosecutors

Pre-trial involvement of judges

The construction of the defence case

Trial procedure, rules, setting and personnel

The trial : case file analysis

The prosecution observed

The defence at trial observed (1)

The defence at trial observed (2)

Trial outcomes observed

The process and the system

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-542) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0857931903

9780857931900

OCLC:

698586967

Publisher Number:

99947555073