1: Introduction; 2: Forces of Change; 3: Psychiatrists and Criminal Responsibility; 4: Support at the Entrance; 5: Victim Participation: Pursuing the Therapeutic Potential of Criminal Procedure; 6: The Science in Criminal Justice Fact Finding; 7: Lay Judges and Sentencing; 8: Conclusion; 9: Index
Biography
Erik Herber is university lecturer in socio-legal studies and criminology at the Leiden University Institute of Area Studies (LIAS) as well as the Leiden University Law School. He holds a MA in Japanese Studies from Leiden University (The Netherlands) and a MA and PhD in sociology from Tsukuba University (Japan). His main research interests concern crime and criminal justice in Japan, with a particular focus on the role of citizens and other non-juridical professionals in the prevention and adjudication of crime as well as the reintegration of offenders. He is also interested in trends in policies and responses to crime in a comparative perspective, as well as human rights in Japan, in theory and practice.
