A Comparative study of Criminal Justice System: KOREA, CHINA, JAPAN
The criminal justice system is a general term, which means the national organization and system which take charge of investigation of criminal offense, institution of public prosecution, sustainment of public prosecution, trial process, enforcement of the adjudication and enforcement of the punishment. That is the system and function of the police, the prosecutory function, the court and the correction. Generally speaking, the main object of criminal justice organization is the social protection, social defense from the criminal. Also it plays a role not only the social defense but also the ultimate object of criminal actions for criminals' resocialization. Conclusively, the main function of criminal justice system is the criminal protection, punishment and criminals' resocialization. On the premise that, by comparing China and Japan in a similar cultural area, this treatise explores ways toward better Korean criminal justice system.