The death penalty in Japan [electronic resource] : Will the public tolerate abolition? / Mai Sato.

The death penalty in Japan [electronic resource] : Will the public tolerate abolition? / Mai Sato.

9783658006785 electronic book
3658006781 electronic book
9783658006778

Wiesbaden : SpringerVS, 2014.

English

1 online resource.

10.1007/978-3-658-00678-5 doi

HV8699.J3

364.66

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.

Ph.D. King's College 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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