RT Article
T1 Wrongful convictions in asian countries: A systematic literature review
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 48
IS 4
SP 345
OP 361
A1 Le, Lan Chi
A1 Yen Hai Hoang
A1 Bui, Hang Thanh
A1 Nguyen, Duc Quang
A1 Mai, Son Thanh
A1 Luong, Hai Thanh
A2 Yen Hai Hoang
A2 Bui, Hang Thanh
A2 Nguyen, Duc Quang
A2 Mai, Son Thanh
A2 Luong, Hai Thanh
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1906275734
AB Any wrongful conviction causes severe violations to the individual, their loved ones, the criminal justice system, and the validity of justice. While Anglo-American countries have focused on wrongful convictions since the 1930s, some Asian contexts have only considered these unjust errors within the scope of their legal approaches since the 2010s. To investigate this issue, this paper conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) of the Scopus and Google Scholar databases, collecting 36 English peer-reviewed articles from 710 publications between 2010 and 2021. Our two primary goals include: 1) reviewing the scope and response of Asian countries to wrongful convictions and 2) identifying the main factors that led to these wrongful convictions. Findings indicate that almost all publications have focused on China and Japan as representatives of Eastern Asia. Very few studies discussed other Asian areas. Alongside five similarities with Western societies, such as 1) false confessions, 2) torture, 3) misconduct, 4) eyewitness identification errors, and 5) misused forensic science, political factors and criminal justice struggles reflect the unique issues underpinning Asia’s wrongful convictions. Ultimately, our study calls for broader future research of a greater range of Asian countries.
K1 political influences
K1 eyewitness identification mistake
K1 Torture
K1 false confession
K1 Human Rights
K1 Wrongful convictions
DO 10.1080/01924036.2023.2188235