Product Description: There are many exciting and emerging developments in the justice systems of Japan and China. This book offers an analysis of the two systems with comparisons to the United States' system of criminal justice. Many of the issues explored reflect the fascinating cultural and historical foundations of the two countries...read more

This innovative volume explains the diverse legal systems around the world by concentrating on the issues of law, policing, courts, and corrections and using information from over 30 countries to explain, compare, and contrast the variety of ways such agencies are organized. Includes countries representing Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Latin America, Australia, and Pacific islands. Crime on the World Scene. An American Perspective on Criminal Law. Legal Traditions. Substantive Law and Procedural Law in the Four Legal Traditions. An International Perspective of Policing. An International Perspective on Courts. An International Perspective on Corrections. An International Perspective on Juvenile Justice. Japan: Examples of Effectiveness and Borrowing. For anyone interested in criminal justice systems worldwide.

Product Description: In June 1988, Japan was rocked by a newspaper report alleging that Recruit Co. Ltd., a media conglomerate founded by Hiromasa Ezoe, had bribed the deputy Mayor of Kawasaki City. Thus began what became known as the Recruit Affair, a scandal that shook Japanese politics to the core, just at the height of the Bubble Economy, and brought down the ruling party and the Prime Minister...read more

Chronicles the misadventures of A. Y. Jalisco, an unattractive, short Mexican woman who pursues her dream of becoming a private eye in the U.S. while trying to stay one step ahead of the bad luck which inevitably follows her.

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Describes the organization of crimefighting techniques of the Japanese police force and examines the role of the police in Japanese society