RT Article
T1 Legal representation and trial outcomes: a bourdieusian analysis of chinese criminal court practices
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 66
IS 5
SP 491
OP 506
A1 He, Ni
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853700215
AB Based on a rare survey of criminal justice practitioners from one large coastal province in China, this study provides an application of Bourdieusian sociology of juridical practice in Chinese criminal courts. We test whether and how criminal trial outcomes can be predicted by using variables measuring various forms of Bourdieusian capital. We found that measurements based on self-reported efficacy of legal representation practices during the pretrial and trail stages (as activated judicial capital), more so than those indicating respondents’ personal and professional statuses (either inherited or acquired capital), yield greater and more consistent impact on the trial outcomes. Implications for future theory, methodology and Chinese rule of law reform are discussed.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 506
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Defense Lawyer
K1 Legal Professional
K1 Legal Representation
K1 Migrant Worker
DO 10.1007/s10611-016-9639-1