Offender Care and Support By Families in Contemporary Japan - The Nexus of Gender, Shame, and Ambivalence

This book considers the role of the family in the lives of offenders and the criminal justice system in Japan.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

This book considers the role of the family in the lives of offenders and the criminal justice system in Japan.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mari Kita
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9780367654429
• ISBN: 978-0-367-65442-9
• Pagine: 154
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Japan, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Addiction & therapy, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, Regional Studies, Family Law, Social welfare and social services, Addiction and therapy, Legal aspects of criminology, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Social law and Medical law, Juvenile Criminal Law