Crime and Criminal Policy in Japan

This book results from the Herculean task of gathering, evaluating and analyzing criminological data for a period during which even the recording of data was drastically affected by change. This book is an essential, exemplary tool for everyone interested in criminological topics.

Contenu
I Introduction.- II Crime Trends.- Section 1. Changes of Penal Laws.- Section 2. Trends in Penal Code Offences.- Section 3. Trends in Special Law Offences.- Section 4. Comparison of Crime Trends in Foreign Countries.- Section 5. Trends in Crimes by Gang Organizations.- III Treatment of Offenders.- Section 1. Prosecution and Trials.- Section 2. Correction.- Section 3. Rehabilitation of Offenders.- IV Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents.- Section 1. Trends in Juvenile Delinquency.- Section 2. Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents.- V Conclusion.- Section 1. Characteristic Features of the Showa Era.- Section 2. Crime Trends.- Section 3. Treatment of Offenders.- Section 4. Juvenile Delinquency.- Section 5. Conclusion.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.