International Crime Witness Part 2
The Japanese criminal court system is based on American law traditions. Back in 1922 Japanese criminal law used the Old Code of Criminal Law that was based on German law. The new code of criminal law was established after World War II and the 1946 Japanese Constitution. In 1948, Japan adopted a new criminal code (Abe and Niebler,1962).Japan has made multiple amendments to the criminal code since the 1960s. Once a person has been arrested and becomes a suspect in a crime, they have the opportunity to discuss the charges with a public prosecutor and sometimes a detention judge. After the suspect has ...
