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Japan as a Low-Crime Nation

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Dag Leonardsen

    1. Lillehammer University College, Norway

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  3. Japan as a Low-Crime Nation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. A Cultural, Sociological and Criminological Description of Japanese Society

      • Dag Leonardsen
      Pages 87-158

    3. Look to Japan?

      • Dag Leonardsen
      Pages 159-188

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 189-227
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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 more attention to sociological insights concerning responsibility, obligations and collective identities.

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"...provides a compelling insight into understanding differences between the United States and Japanese criminal justice systems" - Canadian Criminal Justice Association

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lillehammer University College, Norway

    Dag Leonardsen

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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.

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