@inbook{8eb654789d8c495cb00f2e3a3a7655ce,
title = "Comparative Empirical Co-ordinates and the Dynamics of Criminal Justice in China and the West",
abstract = "This abridgement from Chap. 2 in Mike McConville and Eva Pils{\textquoteright} edited collection Comparative Criminal Justice in China (2005) compares the criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom and China and their relationship to the state. Although the law promises equal justice in liberal democracies, there are tendencies towards illicit behaviour both in responses to everyday cases and at times of crisis. In China, the rule of law as an ideal is secondary to the demands of the Party-state and a mechanism that supports state power. The chapter looks at the role of the police, prosecutors, courts and defence lawyers in each country, focusing on how the criminal justice system achieves legitimacy.",
keywords = "POLICE, CULTURE, China, United Kingdom, Criminal justice, Rule of law, Legitimacy",
author = "Mike McConville",
note = "Full text of this publication does not contain sufficient affiliation information. The Research Unit(s) information for this record is based on the then academic department affiliation of the author(s).",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-54942-2_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-54941-5",
series = "Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research",
publisher = "Springer, Cham",
pages = "45--60",
editor = "Jianhong Liu and Max Travers and Chang, {Lennon Y.C.}",
booktitle = "Comparative Criminology in Asia",
}
