Survey article. Criminal statistics in Japan: the White Paper on Crime, Hanzai Hakusho and Hanzai Tokeisho

Finch, Aikyna

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“…5. Finch (2000) provides a useful overview of criminal statistics in Japan and describes more fully the limitations of Japanese administrative data for studying criminal behavior. 6.…”

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“…4 Third, they differentiate between male and female arrestees, enabling an analysis by gender. Fourth, Japanese criminal statistics and arrest information are generally viewed as more consistent compared to administrative records from other countries, such as the United States (Finch, 2000;Park, 1992). Compared to the Uniform Crime Reports, Japanese statistics reflect more standardized reporting and policing policies across regions.…”

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When the Elderly Turn to Petty Crime

Sugie

2016

International Criminal Justice Review

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Declines in offending in older age have been consistently observed in nearly every criminological study to date. Because of this, theories that address offending in older life focus exclusively on explaining decreases in crime or “desistance.” However, recent increases in elderly arrest rates in some aging societies provide a unique opportunity to forward theories of older age offending with an empirical touchstone. Using Japan as a case study, this article draws from a social integration perspective to examine whether changes in family and economic integration are associated with increasing arrest rates. Using prefectural fixed-effects models with elderly arrests from 1995 to 2004, the findings suggest that weakened family integration is associated with elderly arrest rates, particularly for petty crimes. This article situates these results within the context of Japan and discusses how social integration and later life offending may be related in aging societies like Japan.

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“…5. Finch (2000) provides a useful overview of criminal statistics in Japan and describes more fully the limitations of Japanese administrative data for studying criminal behavior. 6.…”

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When the Elderly Turn to Petty Crime

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2016

International Criminal Justice Review

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Silva

2017

The Encyclopedia of Corrections

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The foundation of the corrections system in Japan is rooted in a history of low crime rates, strong informal social control, and a nationalized system of operation. This is reportedly attributed to drastic political and cultural changes made after World War II. While contemporary fear of rising crime rates has produced incarceration issues similar to those in other Westernized nations, Japan remains one of the lowest‐ranked countries in terms of per capita prison populations. Rehabilitative efforts remain the core element of the Japanese corrections system, with a focus on work, education, and reintegration, in the hopes of keeping relatively low recidivism rates.

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Crime in Japan

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Survey article. Criminal statistics in Japan: the White Paper on Crime, Hanzai Hakusho and Hanzai Tokeisho

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