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Crime in Japan: Paradise Lost?
Dag Leonardsen
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Description for Crime in Japan: Paradise Lost?
Hardcover. Japan is often described as an inclusive society, and yet the media reports record highs in crime and suicide figures. This book examines criminal justice in Japan, and questions whether Japan really is facing social malaise, or if the media are simply creating a 'moral panic'. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHB; JKS; JKVC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Japan is often described as an inclusive society, and yet the media reports record highs in crime and suicide figures. This book examines criminal justice in Japan, and questions whether Japan really is facing social malaise, or if the media are simply creating a 'moral panic'.
Japan is often described as an inclusive society, and yet the media reports record highs in crime and suicide figures. This book examines criminal justice in Japan, and questions whether Japan really is facing social malaise, or if the media are simply creating a 'moral panic'.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230235540
SKU
V9780230235540
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Dag Leonardsen
DAG LEONARDSEN is Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Lillehammer University College, Norway. His main areas of research are within crime in Japan, welfare sociology, political analysis and social impact assessment. He is the author of Japan as a Low-Crime Nation (Palgrave).
Reviews for Crime in Japan: Paradise Lost?
'...the strength in this book is its attention to current reactions to crime, not whether, why and to what extent crime is rising...The book should be of interest to a wide readership, but especially to policy makers, academics and students in the fields of criminal justice, comparative criminology, sociology, Asian studies, economics and mental health. If it were translated into ... Read more