Women's Prisons in Japan
A Comparative Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6192553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elmer H Johnson (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01924036.1991.9688951 |
| OpenAlex | W1975900640 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Among the results of Japan's preference for dispositional options other than imprisonment are a relatively low imprisonment rate, differences in the basic characteristics of Japanese and American prisoners, and differences between the sexes in Japanese prisons. From a comparative perspective, the paper considers several aspects of the situation in Japan: the relatively low priority of gender issues, certain trends stimulated by policy changes that influence the incarceration of women, the increase in the number of women prisoners attributable to stimulant-drug offenses, and the management of women in confinement
Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Imprisonment · Political science · Preference · Prison · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Japanese History and Culture · Psychology
Women in the Criminal Justice System
Their Sisters' Keepers
Sex Differences in Patterns of Adult Crime, 1965-77
When Mothers Go to Jail
Gender and Crime
American Prisons
The Incidence of Female Criminality in the Contemporary World
Gender, Police Arrest Decisions, and Notions of Chivalry
The New Female Criminal
Social Status and Sentences of Female Offenders
Work and Lifecourse in Japan
The Japanese Today
The Criminology of Deviant Women
Crime and the Contemporary Woman
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |