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Back from the dead : wrongful convictions and criminal justice in China / He Jiahong.

by He, Jiahong, 1953- author.

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Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2016.

Judicial error -- China.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- China.

9780824856618 (cloth : alk. paper)

0824856619 (cloth : alk. paper)

xxvi, 236 pages ; 24 cm

The setting of inappropriately tight deadlines for solving criminal cases -- The 'from confession to evidence' model of criminal investigation -- The misinterpretation of scientific evidence -- The continued use of torture to extract confessions -- The one-sided and prejudicial collection of evidence -- The bowing to public opinions in contradiction to legal principles -- The unlawfully extended custody with tunnel vision -- The nominal checks among the police, the procuratorate and the court -- The nominalization of courtroom trials -- The reduction of punishment in a case of doubt -- The exclusionary rules against illegally obtained evidence -- From investigation centeredness to trial-centeredness -- Reform of the people's juror system -- Reform of the criminal retrial system -- Changing the mind-set for criminal justice.

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