The Politics of Wrongful Convictions in China
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 260-276 |
| Journal / Publication | Journal of Contemporary China |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 116 |
| Online published | 14 Sept 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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Abstract
Recently a series of high-profile wrongful convictions in China have undermined public confidence with the criminal justice system and the official stress on ‘ruling the country by law’. This article aims to further the scholarship on wrongful convictions in China by investigating the characteristics of 141 erroneous convictions (206 defendants) in which the defendants are declared factually innocent by a court. These cases allow an examination of the direct contributing factors (such as mistaken eyewitness identification and forensic errors) and underlying political factors (such as the form of political-legal work as led by the Party/State and the political importance in maintaining social stability) for wrongful conviction in China. The analysis enables us to develop more effective countermeasures against wrongful conviction in the Chinese context.
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The Politics of Wrongful Convictions in China. / Zhong, Lena Y.; Dai, Mengliang.
In: Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 28, No. 116, 2019, p. 260-276.
In: Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 28, No. 116, 2019, p. 260-276.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
