Public opinion and the death penalty in Japan

Based on the Japanese General Social Survey conducted in 2010 on a representative sample of adults, the present analysis intends to identify the factors more likely to predict variations in death penalty attitudes in Japan. Compared to death penalty proponents, those who oppose capital punishment ar...

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Authors: Andreescu, Viviana (Author) ; Hughes, Tom “Tad” (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 573-595
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Capital Punishment
Death Penalty
Public Opinion
Punitive attitudes
Japan

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