RT Article
T1 Weapon Ownership and the Willingness to Respond to Threats with Violence: The United States and Japan
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 44
IS 2
SP 164
OP 177
A2 Friday, Paul C.
A2 Dussich, John P. 1938-
A2 Okada, Takayuki
A2 Yamagami, Akira
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639642161
AB Using data collected in Tokyo and Mito, Japan, and in Charlotte, North Carolina, the impact of weapons on the willingness to use violence in a variety of defined scenarios was analyzed. The American sample was twice as likely as the Japanese sample to say they would use a weapon when confronted by a stranger, by a known acquaintance, or if someone illegally entered their homes. The major finding is that the stated willingness to use a weapon is significantly tied to whether one owned a weapon for personal safety and being male in both countries. Logistic regression shows the likelihood of responding to a threat by physical force to be twice as great in Japan and nearly eight times as great in Charlotte if the respondent owned a weapon. These data support the thesis of a weapons effect that influences one's definition of the situation
K1 USA
K1 Einstellungen
K1 Waffenbesitz
K1 Japan