1st Edition
Offender Care and Support by Families in Contemporary Japan The Nexus of Gender, Shame, and Ambivalence
By Mari Kita
Copyright 2024
164 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
164 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Because people’s contact with the criminal justice system comes in different shapes and forms, scholars are now broadening their analytical scope and examining the overall repercussions of criminal justice contact on families of offenders. Compared to Western societies, Japan is known for its lower crime rates and more pronounced use of informal social control. Thus, it offers a useful research... Read more
1.Introduction 2.Researching Offenders’ Families in Japan 3."They Come in the Morning, the Police" 4.Gendered Acts of Offender Care and Support 5.Shame and Stigma 6.Ambivalence 7.Reform Implications and a Consideration for Patriarchy 8.Conclusions
Biography
Mari Kita is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at Eastern Illinois University. She graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2018. Her areas of interest include feminist criminology, crime and punishment in Japan, and criminological ethnography. She was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.
