Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
Contents:
Principal cases of wrongful conviction in China -- Part one. The misleading roads illustrated in the Teng Xingshan case (Back from the Dead I) -- 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 -- Part two. The misleading roads illustrated in the She Xianglin case (Back from the Dead II) -- The bowing to public opinion 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 -- Part three. New developments in the criminal justice system following the Zhao Zuohai case (Back from the Dead III) -- 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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