Homicide in contemporary Japan
This paper examines patterns of homicide in Japan from 1989 to 1995 using data from the Heisei 00nen no Hanzai (Crime in 19XX [sic]). The analysis of these statistics produced the following patterns: men predominated as both victims and suspects; homicides typically occurred between friends or relat...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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2001
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The British journal of criminology
Year: 2001, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-235 |
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Summary: | This paper examines patterns of homicide in Japan from 1989 to 1995 using data from the Heisei 00nen no Hanzai (Crime in 19XX [sic]). The analysis of these statistics produced the following patterns: men predominated as both victims and suspects; homicides typically occurred between friends or relatives; the most commonly used weapons were knives; and the most common motives were hatred and sexual jealousy. Comparisons were made with a similar study of statistics from the English and Welsh Homicide Index, and Japan was found to be similar except in two respects: the influence of boryokudan (organized criminal gangs), and the possibility that, in the case of parricide, much of the violence was directed by sons against their mothers |
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ISSN: | 0007-0955 |
DOI: | 10.1093/bjc/41.2.219 |