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catalog abstract "This in-depth comparative study is the product of a four-year cross-cultural examination of crime and delinquency prevention methods and strategies in America and Japan. The sister cities of Salem, Oregon, and Kawagoe, Saitama, are used as case studies. Among the topics studied are policing, citizen involvement, elementary and secondary education, the treatment of juvenile delinquency, controlling illicit drugs, and the penal and correctional systems. The significance of historical, ethnological, and cultural factors are considered in the comparison of the two societies.".
catalog contributor b3113643.
catalog contributor b3113644.
catalog created "c1992.".
catalog date "1992".
catalog date "c1992.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction and Overview. What Is the Benefit of a Comparative Research Project? Are Crime Prevention Programs Cost-Effective? Definition of Crime Prevention -- Ch. 2. General Description of the Two Target Cities. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 3. Crime Differences. Crime Rates. Incarceration Rates. Penal Sentences. Law Enforcement Profiles of Salem and Kawagoe -- Ch. 4. Factors Affecting the Crime Rate. Japanese Social Structure. Other Reasons behind Japan's Low Crime Rate. America -- The Comparison Is Obvious -- Ch. 5. The Police. The Role of the Police in Salem. The Role of the Police in Kawagoe. Comparisons between Salem and Kawagoe -- Ch. 6. Citizen Involvement. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 7. Educational Systems. Preschool Education. Crime Prevention Instruction in Salem. The Educational System in Kawagoe. Meeting the Dropout Problem -- East and West. Teacher Support -- Ch. 8. Juvenile Courts and Services. Youth Behavior Problems. Salem. Kawagoe. Comparisons between Japan and America -- Ch. 9. Auxiliary Crime Prevention Services. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 10. Penal and Correctional Institutions. Salem. Kawagoe. Helping Hands across the Pacific -- Ch. 11. Recidivism. Japan. America. Implications -- Ch. 12. Organizing Crime Prevention in Japan. National Federation. Public Education Campaigns. Traffic Safety. Comparing Crime Prevention in America and Japan -- Ch. 13. Problem Areas in Crime Prevention. Youth Gangs. Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Immigrant Groups. Organized Crime: Japan's Yakuza. Drugs and Crime in America. Drugs and Crime in Japan -- Ch. 14. Underlying Causes of Crime and Delinquency. Affluence and Crime. Japan in Transition. Youth and Crime. Youth Crime Assessments. Parental Responsibility. Environmental Factors. What Have We Learned? -- Ch. 15. Implications for the United States. What Is Needed. A Legislative Crime Prevention Package. Is America's "Get Tough" Strategy Working? A Final Word.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
catalog description "This in-depth comparative study is the product of a four-year cross-cultural examination of crime and delinquency prevention methods and strategies in America and Japan. The sister cities of Salem, Oregon, and Kawagoe, Saitama, are used as case studies. Among the topics studied are policing, citizen involvement, elementary and secondary education, the treatment of juvenile delinquency, controlling illicit drugs, and the penal and correctional systems. The significance of historical, ethnological, and cultural factors are considered in the comparison of the two societies.".
catalog extent "xi, 227 p. ;".
catalog hasFormat "Preventing crime in America and Japan.".
catalog identifier "0873327888".
catalog isFormatOf "Preventing crime in America and Japan.".
catalog issued "1992".
catalog issued "c1992.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe,".
catalog relation "Preventing crime in America and Japan.".
catalog spatial "Japan Kawagoe-shi.".
catalog spatial "Oregon Salem.".
catalog subject "364.4/0952/134 20".
catalog subject "Crime prevention Japan Kawagoe-shi.".
catalog subject "Crime prevention Oregon Salem.".
catalog subject "Criminal justice, Administration of Japan Kawagoe-shi.".
catalog subject "Criminal justice, Administration of Oregon Salem.".
catalog subject "HV7115.K38 T46 1992".
catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction and Overview. What Is the Benefit of a Comparative Research Project? Are Crime Prevention Programs Cost-Effective? Definition of Crime Prevention -- Ch. 2. General Description of the Two Target Cities. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 3. Crime Differences. Crime Rates. Incarceration Rates. Penal Sentences. Law Enforcement Profiles of Salem and Kawagoe -- Ch. 4. Factors Affecting the Crime Rate. Japanese Social Structure. Other Reasons behind Japan's Low Crime Rate. America -- The Comparison Is Obvious -- Ch. 5. The Police. The Role of the Police in Salem. The Role of the Police in Kawagoe. Comparisons between Salem and Kawagoe -- Ch. 6. Citizen Involvement. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 7. Educational Systems. Preschool Education. Crime Prevention Instruction in Salem. The Educational System in Kawagoe. Meeting the Dropout Problem -- East and West. Teacher Support -- Ch. 8. Juvenile Courts and Services. Youth Behavior Problems. Salem. Kawagoe. Comparisons between Japan and America -- Ch. 9. Auxiliary Crime Prevention Services. Salem. Kawagoe -- Ch. 10. Penal and Correctional Institutions. Salem. Kawagoe. Helping Hands across the Pacific -- Ch. 11. Recidivism. Japan. America. Implications -- Ch. 12. Organizing Crime Prevention in Japan. National Federation. Public Education Campaigns. Traffic Safety. Comparing Crime Prevention in America and Japan -- Ch. 13. Problem Areas in Crime Prevention. Youth Gangs. Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Immigrant Groups. Organized Crime: Japan's Yakuza. Drugs and Crime in America. Drugs and Crime in Japan -- Ch. 14. Underlying Causes of Crime and Delinquency. Affluence and Crime. Japan in Transition. Youth and Crime. Youth Crime Assessments. Parental Responsibility. Environmental Factors. What Have We Learned? -- Ch. 15. Implications for the United States. What Is Needed. A Legislative Crime Prevention Package. Is America's "Get Tough" Strategy Working? A Final Word.".
catalog title "Preventing crime in America and Japan : a comparative study / Robert Y. Thornton, with Katsuya Endo.".
catalog type "text".