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Measuring Tolerance for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Mai Sato
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Description for Measuring Tolerance for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Paperback. Examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and trust-based attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. This book offers a conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without relying on usual human rights approach. Num Pages: 235 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFMC; JHBC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
This book examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and trust-based attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. A mixed-method approach was used. Quantitative and qualitative surveys were mounted to assess Japanese death penalty attitudes. The main findings show that death penalty attitudes are not fixed but fluid. Information has a significant impact on reducing support for the death penalty while retributive attitudes are associated with support. This book offers a new conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without replying on the usual human rights approach, which can be ... Read more
This book examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and trust-based attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. A mixed-method approach was used. Quantitative and qualitative surveys were mounted to assess Japanese death penalty attitudes. The main findings show that death penalty attitudes are not fixed but fluid. Information has a significant impact on reducing support for the death penalty while retributive attitudes are associated with support. This book offers a new conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without replying on the usual human rights approach, which can be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658006778
SKU
V9783658006778
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99-15
About Mai Sato
Mai Sato completed her PhD at King’s College London in 2011. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London, and a Research Officer at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford.
Reviews for Measuring Tolerance for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
From the book reviews: “The objective of this book is to challenge, using empirical research, the Japanese government’s argument that it cannot abolish the death penalty because the vast majority of Japanese people are support it. … the book is essential reading for all those with an interest in issues surrounding the death penalty and surveys of public opinion. ... Read more