Introduction -- Origin of the modern system of police custody -- A tale of two detention bills -- Two-step amendment compromise -- Deconstructing the substitute prison landscape -- Towards the future -- Conclusion
Summary
The first in-depth empirical investigation of Japan's divergent police detention arrangements, shining a spotlight on the remand procedure for criminal suspects. Currently, the 23-day duration for which individuals can be held in police custody prior to being indicted there is the longest amongst developed nations