Japanese Corrections: Managing Convicted Offenders in an Orderly Society

by Elmer H. Johnson and Professor Emeritus Elmer H Johnson Ph.D. B.A. M.A.

In his analysis of the current Japanese corrections system, internationally respected criminologist Elmer H. Johnson focuses on three basic questions: What are the characteristics of the major programmatic elements? How do various personnel carry out their programmatic responsibilities? Why are the various duties and activities carried out in a particular way?

Johnson points out that compared with the United States, where prison populations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809317362
• ISBN13: 9780809317363
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"