Overview
- Examines crime in Japan from a psychological perspective for the first time
- Provides the most up-to-date text on crime in Japan and incorporates a comparative and interdisciplinary angle
- Written by leading authors in this field
- Honourable Mention for the The 2020 ACS Distinguished Book Award
Part of the book series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia (PACCJA)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries. It examines explanations for crime and antisocial behaviour in Japan using research and theories from a psychological perspective. Topics covered include cultural explanations, developmental and life-course criminology, family violence and family risk factors, youth crime and early prevention, school factors and bullying, mental disorders, biosocial factors, psychopathy and sexual offending. In some parts, it challenges and refines the prevailing belief that Japan is a society characterised by low crime and little antisocial behaviour. This original project is the most up-to-date work on crime in Japan, and advances the important field of psychological criminology.
Reviews
“This book provides a thorough understanding of deviance and crime in a Japanese context from a psychological perspective. … For readers seeking a comprehensive compilation of deviance and crime in Japan, this is a must-read. Much of the literature that examines the psychological perspective on crime comes from the Western world. I find this book invaluable, as little literature to date adopts a psychological approach to explaining deviant and criminal behavior in the Japanese population.” (Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Asian Journal of Criminology, January 6, 2021)
“The authors should be commended for taking the hardest step. … It will have a wide appeal, from undergraduate teaching, to academic criminologists who are researching Japan, or any of the subject topics, for the first time.” (Tom Ellis, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, clcjbooks.rutgers.edu, November, 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Laura Bui is Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law, Manchester University. She received her doctorate in criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University. She has conducted research on youth crime in Japan and has published several empirical studies on the topic. She has also designed and taught modules on comparative criminal justice and psychological criminology.
David P. Farrington, O.B.E., is Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University. He received his doctorate in experimental psychology from Cambridge University and his major research interest is in developmental criminology. In addition to over 650 published journal articles and nearly 100 books on criminological and psychological topics, he has published 96 books, monographs, and government publications. He has published several empirical studies on risk factors and criminal careers in Japan.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Crime in Japan
Book Subtitle: A Psychological Perspective
Authors: Laura Bui, David P. Farrington
Series Title: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14097-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14096-0Published: 11 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14097-7Published: 03 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2946-2878
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2886
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 232
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Criminology, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, History of Japan, Forensic Psychology, Asian Culture, Violence and Crime