Crime and Justice in Contemporary Japan

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liu, Jianhong (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Miyazawa, Setsuo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research,
• Subjects: Criminology.; Law-Asia.; Comparative politics.; Geriatrics.; Asian Criminology.; Comparative Politics.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This book provides an important overview of key criminology and criminal justice concerns in Japan. It highlights similarities between the practice of criminology research in Japan, as well as important differences, with other areas of Asia and with the West. In previous decades, Japan attracted int...