Citation

Kumasaka Y, Smith RJ, Aiba H. Community Ment. Health J. 1975; 11(1): 19-26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1132218

Abstract

Patterns of major crimes in Tokyo and New York City, based on official reports, are compared. Among other findings, the rate of infanticides among the total of murder cases was strikingly higher in Tokyo than in New York City. Intruders in New York City, on the other hand, were found to seek confrontation with victims more actively than their counterparts in Tokyo. Social and cultural factors underlying or contributing to the causes of major crimes are discussed.

Language: en