Crime in Japan
Subtitle: paradise lost?
By: Dag Leonardsen.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780230235540
Subjects: Crime -- Japan; Japan -- Social conditions -- 1989-
Description: 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'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.