Relativism and Cross-Cultural Criminology: A Critical Analysis

Leavitt, Gregory C.

doi:10.1177/0022427890027001002

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“…Yet, the argument about the restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society may be derived from what Goold (2004) and others, such as Nelken (1998;cited in Aldous and Leishman, 2000: 10) call 'idealizing the other'. Scholars have provided cautions when conducting comparative criminology (Beirne, 1983;Karstedt, 2001;Leavitt, 1990;Nelken, 2010). Among them, when focusing on a positive aspect of another country or culture, we need to be careful not to fall into stereotyping, particularly orientalism in the Asian context (Cain, 2000;Medina, 2011;Sheptycki, 2008).…”

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Myths of restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society: the role of apology, compensation and confession, and application of reintegrative shaming

Suzuki¹,

Otani²

2017

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Restorative justice (RJ) has experienced rapid growth. Along with its development, myths about RJ have emerged. Although several scholars have challenged these, two myths about restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society -(1) the role of apology, compensation and confession; and (2) the application of reintegrative shaming -arguably remain pervasive. In this paper, we aim to advance a critical analysis of these two ostensibly restorative features of the Japanese justice system and society. We argue that the reality may be more nuanced. We conclude by analysing why these myths have emerged and what functions they have performed.

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Myths of restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society: the role of apology, compensation and confession, and application of reintegrative shaming

Suzuki¹,

Otani²

2017

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“…However, ontological naturalism (that is, empirical science suggests what reality is) not only disregards the extra-empirical as a source of reality, but also denies the reliability of the believer's argument of a God. Positivism puts forward a logical platform that enables Christian believers to perpetuate a defense of their faith in God (Comte, 1855;Leavitt, 1990;Dews, 2004), yet this positivistic view is challenged by the social construction perspective.…”

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“…In the Biblical context, it could be argued that the devil is seen as evil that would force people to do 'wrong'. The relativism theoretical paradigm is a useful theoretical idea for Christians in due limits (Leavitt, 1990;Rorty, 2001;Dews, 2004;Zizek, 2006). It could be argued that cultural dissimilarities perhaps ought to be elucidated within the evolution of social theories.…”

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The sociology and social science of evil: Is the conception of pedophilia evil?

Javaid¹

2015

Philos. Papers Rev

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This paper approaches 'evil' from sociological and social science perspectives, using them to increase our insight into the concept of 'evil' since they have long neglected direct analyses of 'evil'. For example, sociology has focused on questions of the good, treating its other as an absence or a residual category. Durkheim suggested to avoid using common sense categorisations, without exploring their social construction as social fact. Therefore, because 'evil' is a common sense conception, a rather vague and multi-form one, we can see why sociologists have ignored the concept; we have abandoned that territory within sociology. To fill this gap in the literature and make a contribution to knowledge, this paper will explore sociological and social science perspectives to the study of 'evil'. Bringing these perspectives together from disparate disciplines is not only original, but also enlightening, permitting deeper insights into the conception of 'evil'. This paper also attempts to address how 'evil' relates to pedophilia, using it as a case study to explore how it is perceived as 'evil' with the help of sociological and social science theoretical frameworks. It is argued that 'evil' is socially constructed and differs in meaning within different cultures. The paper contributes to knowledge by opening up a dialogue regarding the sociology of 'evil'.

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“…Also similarly in other comparative literatures, the research largely focuses on comparisons between Western countries. This is the case in comparative law, socio-legal studies, and comparative sociology (Amelang and Beck 2010;Clark 2012;Connell 2007;Cotterrell 2012;Darian-Smith 2013;Gingrich and Fox 2002;Leavitt 1990;Mattei 2006;Merry 2014;Nelken 2010;Reimann and Zimmerman 2006).…”

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The Asian Criminological Paradigm and How It Links Global North and South: Combining an Extended Conceptual Tool box from the North with Innovative Asian Contexts

Liu

2018

The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South

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In their recent seminal paper 'Southern Criminology', Carrington, Hogg and Sozzo (2016) address the issue of the global divide between South/North relations in the hierarchal production of criminological knowledge. They point out that the divide privileges theories, assumptions and methods that are largely based on the empirical specificities of the global North. Carrington et al. contend that the dominance of global North criminology has led to a severe underdevelopment of criminology in the global South, except 'in Asia, with the establishment of the Asian Criminological Society and its journal' (Liu 2009, in Carrington et al. 2016: 3). Carrington et al. propose an important task of bridging the global divide through further developing criminology in the global South. My present paper reviews the development of Asian criminology under the framework of the Asian Criminological Paradigm (Liu 2009). I primarily review the conceptual and theoretical developments, to suggest strategies that can contribute to the task of bridging the gap between global North and South. What Asian criminology has done is expand the theoretical tool box originally developed in the global North through the strategies of transportation of theories, elaboration of theories, and proposing new concepts and theories based on the empirical grounds of Asian contexts.

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Relativism and Cross-Cultural Criminology: A Critical Analysis

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Myths of restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society: the role of apology, compensation and confession, and application of reintegrative shaming

Myths of restorative features in the Japanese justice system and society: the role of apology, compensation and confession, and application of reintegrative shaming

The sociology and social science of evil: Is the conception of pedophilia evil?

The Asian Criminological Paradigm and How It Links Global North and South: Combining an Extended Conceptual Tool box from the North with Innovative Asian Contexts

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