Crime in Japan : A Psychological Perspective /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2019.
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| Series: | Palgrave advances in criminology and criminal justice in Asia.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; Influence of Japan on Criminology; Low Crime and Orientalism: A Brief History; Does Japan Have Low Crime?; Crime and Deviance in Modern Japan; Western Influence on Japanese Criminology; Psychological and Sociological Understandings of Crime; Psychological Criminology; Conclusion; References; 2 Culture; The Problem with Cultural Explanations; Comparing Cultures; What Is Meant by Culture?; Individualism-Collectivism; Tightness-Looseness; What Kind of Culture Is Japan?; Can Culture Explain Crime in Japan?
- Cultural Theories on Crime in Japan: From Sociological to PsychologicalConclusion; References; 3 Life Course; Recidivism; Risk and Protective Factors; Causes; Criminal Careers; The Age-Crime Curve; Elderly Crime; Desistance; Conclusion; References; 4 Family; Family Violence; Filial Violence; Child Maltreatment; Filicide; Intimate Partner Violence; Elder Abuse; The Family as an Explanation for Crime; Child-Rearing Methods; Large Family Size; Child Maltreatment; Disrupted Families and Parental Conflict; Disrupted Families; Parental Conflict; Criminal and Antisocial Parents
- Other Parental FactorsFamily Violence Prevention; Integrating Sociological and Psychological Perspectives on Family Violence; Identification of Risk Factors and Development of Preventative Measures; Conclusion; References; 5 Youth; Youth Crimes; Trends and Prevalence; Why Is Youth Crime an Issue?; Understanding Serious Youth Violence: Typologies; Explanations; Crime Prevention and Crime Control; Effectiveness of Interventions; Strengthening Social Relationships; Conclusion; References; 6 School; The Relationship Between School Factors and Offending; Conformity; Education and Self-Control
- Self-Control as PersonalityBullying; Reasons for Bullying; Impact of Bullying: Psychological Consequences; School Refusal; Conclusion; References; 7 Mental Disorders; Findings from Japan; Prevalence of Mental Disorders; The Medical Treatment and Supervision Act; Relationship to Reoffending; Developmental Disorders and Comorbidity; Schizophrenia; Gender Differences; Culturally Specific Mental Health Issues; Suicide; Hikikomori; Challenges to Addressing Mental Disorder and Reoffending; Reoffending; Stigma; Conclusion; References; 8 Biosocial Interactions; Neuropsychological/Cognitive Deficits
- Sexual OffendingPsychopathy; Risks in Nutrients and Childbirth; Omega-3; Obstetric Influences; Biological Prevention; Conclusion; References; 9 Conclusions; Developing an Inclusive Criminology; References; References; Index