The Death Penalty in Japan: Will the Public Tolerate Abolition?

by Mai Sato

Mai Sato examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. She uses a mixed-method approach and mounts quantitative and qualitative surveys to assess Japanese death penalty attitudes. The author's main findings show that death penalty attitudes are not fixed but fluid. Information has a significant impact on reducing support for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658006773
• ISBN13: 9783658006778
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer vs
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"