COMPARING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) AND THE UNITED STATES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
C. National Security Concerns. D. Civil Jurisdiction.
F. Criminal Justice Administration.
IV. Capital Punishment in Taiwan.
V. Criminal Justice in the United States.
VI. Criminal Offenses in the United States. VII. Capital Punishment in the United States.
A. Philosophical Concerns. B. Capital Offenses. C. Imposition of Capital Punishment.
COMPARING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) AND THE UNITED STATES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
This research compares the administration of criminal justice in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States. A special emphasis in this research is placed on the application of capital punishment in the two countries.
The Republic of China, typically referred to as either Nationalist China or Taiwan in the west, is one of the world's most rapidly developing economies.1 The country's population is also growing rapidly, as is its urbanization. The country's population approximates 20 million, of whom about 10 percent are mainland Chinese who migrated to the island with the Nationalist government. Although very much in the minority, the Nationalist government has maintained a tight one party political control over the country. The first relatively free, multiparty elections since the arrival of the Nationalist government were held in late November 1989, and opposition candidates were generally victorious, although there were not enough seats at stake in election held for this trend to endanger the Nationalist government.
Taiwan's principal resource is its people. The country does not possess a rich physical resource base.2 While its people are industrious, the country's adult literacy rate (75 percent) lags
1The World Bank, World Development Report 1991 (New York...