The rise of shaming paternalism in Japan: recent tendencies in the Japanese criminal justice system

The ‘reintegrative shaming’ and ‘benevolent paternalism’ models, traditionally used to describe the Japanese criminal justice system, have been periodically criticised for their orientalist approach. Nevertheless, no critique addressed the fact that these models ignored the presence of long-lasting...

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Main Author: Baradel, Martina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Trends in organized crime
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-41
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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