The death penalty in Japan : Will the public tolerate abolition? /

The death penalty in Japan : Will the public tolerate abolition? /

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Author / Creator:	Sato, Mai, author.
Imprint:	Wiesbaden : SpringerVS, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer VS research Research (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Subject:	Capital punishment -- Japan -- Public opinion. Public opinion -- Japan. Capital punishment -- Public opinion. Public opinion. Japan.
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11081550

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ISBN:	9783658006785 3658006781 9783658006778 3658006773
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed Nov. 7, 2013).
Summary:	Mai Sato examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. She uses a mixed-method approach and mounts quantitative and qualitative surveys to assess Japanese death penalty attitudes. The authors main findings show that death penalty attitudes are not fixed but fluid. Information has a significant impact on reducing support for the death penalty while retributive attitudes are associated with support. This book offers a new conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without relying on the usual human rights approach, which can be widely applied not just to Japan but to other retentionist countries. Contents Public Attitudes towards the Death Penalty Critical Examination of the Japanese Government Survey Experimental Survey Examining the Impact of Information on Support for the Death Penalty Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of sociology, law, political sciences, criminology, socio-legal studies, Japan studies and Asian studies NGOs, policymakers, civil society.
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-658-00678-5

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Summary:	This book examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and trust-based attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. A mixed-method approach was used. Quantitative and qualitative surveys were mounted to assess Japanese death penalty attitudes. The main findings show that death penalty attitudes are not fixed but fluid. Information has a significant impact on reducing support for the death penalty while retributive attitudes are associated with support. This book offers a new conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without replying on the usual human rights approach, which can be widely applied not just to Japan but to other retentionist countries.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783658006785 3658006781 9783658006778 3658006773