NCJ Number
29803
Editor(s)
M STANDISH,
L J A VILLALON
Date Published
1975
Length
56 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DECLINING JAPANESE CRIME RATE, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, POLICE ORGANIZATION AND METHODS, COURTS AND LEGAL PROFESSIONS, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, AND CORRECTIONS.
Abstract
THE STUDY WAS MADE BY THE CITIZENS CRIME COMMISSION OF PHILADELPHIA AND IT FOCUSES ON DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. SPECIAL LOOKS ARE GIVEN TO THE PROBLEMS OF JUVENILE CRIME, DRUG ABUSE, RIOT CONTROL, SHOPLIFTING, AND ALCOHOLISM. THE STUDY CONCLUDES THAT, DESPITE DIFFERENCES IN THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE TWO COUNTRIES, JAPANESE EXPERIENCES CAN BE USED AS A BASIS FOR CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF THE JAPANESE SYSTEM WAS THE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY ACHIEVED BY NATIONALIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF POLICE, COURT, AND CORRECTIONAL METHODS, PROCEDURES, AND TRAINING.