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Articles by Gary P Leupp

Japanese Justice: The Police Detention and Prison Systems

by Gary P. Leupp

Japanese justice officials boast of their extraordinarily high rate of conviction (99.94% in 1994). They imply that this rate results from efficient police work and careful judicial proceedings. When a high profile case (such as that involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, or the U.S. Marines ...