Comparing the determinants of punitiveness in Japan and Costa Rica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6429244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomoya Mukai (0000-0002-4237-6781, Fukuyama University, corresponding author), Daniel Garcia Ramirez (0009-0008-5932-1403, Hiroshima University), Yuma Matsuki (0000-0002-3615-375X, Chubu University), Yuji Takenaka (0000-0001-6559-0214, Setsunan University), Sho Sagara (0000-0002-5095-7893, Saitama Prefectural University), Eiichiro Watamura (0000-0002-5661-359X, The University of Osaka) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-142 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-04 |
| 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 | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01924036.2023.2277722 |
| OpenAlex | W4389306090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
While there is a growing interest in the comparative analysis of individuals' punitiveness, research comparing its determinants across societies remains scarce. This study aims to address this gap by examining the differences and similarities in the determinants of individual punitiveness in two societies with differing characteristics: Japan and Costa Rica. Drawing on a model based on the (late) modernisation perspective, we conducted multi-group structural equation modelling utilising data from 400 Japanese and 413 Costa Rican participants. The results revealed that fear of crime consistently predicts punitiveness in both countries. Although the direct and total indirect effects of other variables, such as economic anxiety, identity anxiety, social dominance orientation, and xenophobic attitudes, were significant, their effects varied across countries. In conclusion, this study not only validated the generalisability of the existing model but also highlighted suggestive national differences in the determinants of individual punitiveness in Japan and Costa Rica
Anxiety · Comparative research · Criminology · Democracy · Dominance (genetics · Political science · Social dominance orientation · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
Fear of crime
Authoritarian Personality
Politics and History of Violence and Crime in Central America
The Culture of Control
Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal?
Estimation of Latent Ability Using a Response Pattern of Graded Scores
Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models
Nicaraguan Migrants in Costa Rica
The Other “Authoritarian Personality”
Social Dominance
Social Dominance Orientation
The Exclusive Society
Social dominance theory and the dynamics of intergroup relations
Economic anxieties, fear of crime, and punitive attitudes in Latin America
Social instability and reaction to deviance
Research
Using the Correct Statistical Test for the Equality of Regression Coefficients
Social dominance orientation
Support for the Death Penalty; Instrumental Response to Crime, or Symbolic Attitude
When Social Democrats Choose Neoliberal Economic Policies
Rising punitivity in times of economic crisis? Assessing the relationship between the economic situation and the longing for harsher sanctioning
Public opinion on the death penalty in Latin America
How do college students in Ukraine and the United States view criminal offenders
Problems of Method in Comparative Criminology
Determinants of Penal Policies
The nature of social dominance orientation
"Fearing the "Nicas
Back-Translation for Cross-Cultural Research
Support for Harsh Criminal Sanctions and Criminal Justice Beliefs
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |