The Police in Occupation Japan

Control, Corruption and Resistance to Reform

Bibliographic Data

ID2845666
AuthorsElise K Tipton (The University of Sydney, corresponding author), Christopher Aldous
Year1999
Volume72
Issue1
Pages104
Publication date1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePacific Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2672355
OpenAlexW2087366238
LanguageEN
Citations received12

Many Western commentators have expressed their admiration for the Japanese police system, tracing its origins to the American Occupation of Japan (1945-52). This study challenges the assumptions that underlie these accounts, focusing on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the Occupation. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, Christopher Aldous explores the extent to which America failed in it's goal of 'democratizing' the Japanese police force, arguing that deeply-rooted tradition, the pivotal importance of the black market, and the US's decision to opt for an indirect Occupation produced resistance to reform. His study concludes with a consideration of the postwar legacy of the Occupation's police reform, and touches on a number of recent controversies, most notably the case of Aum Shinrikyo

Art · Biology · Control (management) · Criminology · Economics · Language change · Management · Political science · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · Japanese History and Culture

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