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The criminal justice system in Taiwan involves many components and mechanisms. This paper addresses three major ones, including the police, the investigation process and prosecution, and the judges. The processes of the accused on these agencies, along with their interactions, are examined. Furthermore, the practices of the due process rights in the system are addressed. The paper also demonstrates an increasing legal awareness among the Taiwanese that may result in the growing demands for the changes of the systems. Lastly, the paper concludes with a cautious note since the system has its limitations on providing justice and interests for all the people.
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The director in general of NPA is Wang Cho-chiun (王卓鈞), a graduate of the Graduate School of Criminology at National Taipei University. He assumed his office in 2008.
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The number of police officers per 100,000 residents are 326 in Taiwan, which is larger than 223 in Japan, 250 in the United States, and 275 in the United Kingdom.
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Here, the crime rate is about 1,565 per 100,000 population.
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Here, the violent crime rate was about 29.13, much smaller than 403.6 in the United States in 2010.
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In 2011, 7,981 people took the exam to compete for 70 judges positions.
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Hou, C. (2013). An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Taiwan. In: Liu, J., Hebenton, B., Jou, S. (eds) Handbook of Asian Criminology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5218-8_19
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