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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Main Author: Finch, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2001
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2001, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-235
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Keywords:
Tötungsdelikte
Entwicklung
Täter
Opfer
Täter-Opfer-Beziehung
Tatmotiv
Organisierte Kriminalität
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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
ISSN:0007-0955