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PRC Origins and Operations,sions and makes one of three decisions for each case: non-indictment is appropriate, non-indictment is not appropriate, or indictment is appropriate. The PRC is also authorized to make suggestions to prosecutors about their policies and practices, but unlike an American grand jury it cannot review prosecutors’ proactive decisions to charge.

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PRC Impacts,ther to charge a case, they know that if the case is not charged it could get kicked back to them. In this way, PRCs have . on professional prosecutors. Overall, prosecutors’ resistance to citizen influence has declined over time, and in this sense prosecution in Japan has become more democratic.

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Mandatory Prosecution,s been criticized because many of the persons charged through mandatory prosecution were found not guilty at trial, but just because a case ends in acquittal does not mean it should not have been charged. Indeed, when prosecutors fail to charge difficult cases, they are abrogating one of their most important responsibilities.

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Lessons,lled. Citizen oversight fosters more democratic prosecution in Japan, and it has the potential to make prosecution more democratic in other countries too. But the PRC is far from perfect, and this chapter concludes with suggestions for reform that might make it—and criminal justice in Japan—more transparent, effective, and democratic.

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