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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337830803321

Autore

Bui Laura

Titolo

Crime in Japan : a psychological perspective / / Laura Bui, David P. Farrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2019]

�2019

ISBN

3-030-14097-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia

Disciplina

364.3

Soggetti

Crime

Criminology

Ethnology - Asia

Forensic psychology

Japan - History

Juvenile delinquents

Law - Asia

Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Culture -- 3. Life Course -- 4. Family -- 5. Youth -- 6. School -- 7. Mental Disorders -- 8. Biosocial Interactions -- 9. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines different aspects of crime and deviance in Japan using research and theories from psychological criminology. Dominant research literature often stereotypically claims that Japan has low crime compared to Western industrialised countries because its citizens are group-oriented, its social institutions benevolent and organised, and its public spaces are spotless and efficient. Bui and Farrington however found that there is a higher level of violence among young Japanese males compared to that among young American males. The authors use psychological criminology to investigate this claim and present what is known about crime and antisocial behaviour in Japan from a psychological perspective (e.g. mental disorders, brain dysfunction, and



family criminality) and explain how this fits into the broader understanding of crime at the individual level. This original project is the most up-to-date work on crime in Japan and progresses the important, and underdeveloped, field of criminal psychology. .