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Japan as a Low-Crime Nation
Dag Leonardsen
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Description for Japan as a Low-Crime Nation
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Criminologists have despaired that modernization and crime are inseparable. The more modern we become, the more criminal. Japan has long been seen as an exception to the rule. The reasons for this, however, have not been well understood. In this book, the independent value of culture is explored to reveal new insights. The author finds that while it remains the case that crime reduction may come at some cost to individual autonomy, the 'West' can learn from Japan to reduce the social harm of too much freedom. Instead of endless crime prevention programs through 'social engineering', policy makers could pay ... Read more
Criminologists have despaired that modernization and crime are inseparable. The more modern we become, the more criminal. Japan has long been seen as an exception to the rule. The reasons for this, however, have not been well understood. In this book, the independent value of culture is explored to reveal new insights. The author finds that while it remains the case that crime reduction may come at some cost to individual autonomy, the 'West' can learn from Japan to reduce the social harm of too much freedom. Instead of endless crime prevention programs through 'social engineering', policy makers could pay ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349520442
SKU
V9781349520442
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99-15
About Dag Leonardsen
DAG LEONARDSEN is Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Lillehammer University College, Norway. He is the author of numerous articles in Norwegian and has contributed to the New Zealand and Australian Journal of Criminology. His main areas of research are within welfare sociology, political analysis and social impact assessment.
Reviews for Japan as a Low-Crime Nation
"...provides a compelling insight into understanding differences between the United States and Japanese criminal justice systems" - Canadian Criminal Justice Association