TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Japan: Homicide, suicide and social controls
JO  - Revue Internationale de Criminologie et de Police Technique et Scientifique
A1  - Uranaka, C.
A1  - Cusson, M.
SP  - 210
EP  - 225
VL  - 65
IS  - 2
N2  - In Japan, homicide rates are among the lowest in the world. The article presents the police data on homicide since 2001. The murderers and victims are relatively old and involve family members and acquaintances. The very low frequency of homicides is explained, first, by informal social controls: the internalization of values of respect for others, constant surveillance, and hierarchical relations. Second, one finds formal social controls by an effective police operating in synergy with civil society. The article also discusses the very small number of gang wars between the Yakuza and the relationship between homicide and suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1424-4683
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -