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CRIMINAL STATUTES 2 (TRANSLATION) - JAPAN

NCJ Number
45336
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
57 pages
Annotation
JUVENILE, HABEAS CORPUS, INQUEST OF PROSECUTION, AND CRIMINAL COMPENSATION LAWS OF JAPAN ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE JUVENILE LAW DEALS WITH JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT; COURT PROCEDURES; DETENTION OF JUVENILES; PROVISIONS FOR APPEAL; CERTAIN ADULT CASES WHICH MAY BE TRIED IN FAMILY COURT; PENALTIES; AND PAROLE. THE MINOR OFFENSE LAW CONCERNS SUCH ACTS AS BEGGING, PEEPING, VAGRANCY, POSSESSION OF CONCEALED WEAPONS, INDECENT EXPOSURE, LITTERING, AND CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. SPECIFIC PENALTIES ARE NOT SET. SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR ADJUSTING AMOUNTS OF FINES IN VIEW OF THE CHANGING ECONOMIC SITUATION. THE LAW FOR THE INQUEST OF PROSECUTION DESIGNATES MEMBERS OF THE INQUEST, TERMS OF OFFICE, STRUCTURE, AND PROCEDURES. LAWS REGARDING COMPENSATION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO A PERSON FALSELY ARRESTED, OR ARRESTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUITTED, ARE DETAILED. THE JAPANESE HABEAS CORPUS LAW IS INCLUDED. FOR RELATED DOCUMENTS, SEE NCJ-44335 AND 44337. (VA)