TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Homicide in Contemporary Japan
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Finch, Adam
SP  - 219
EP  - 235
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p /> 
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SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/41.2.219
ID  - ref1
ER  -