Correctional Practices in Japan

Eskridge, Chris

doi:10.1300/j264v14n02_02

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“…Most of the participants who blamed their parents directly for their delinquency were from the group of nonrehabilitated criminals. Participants from groups that had been rehabilitated made little use of such accounts, either because during the rehabilitative process they learned to accept responsibility for their conduct and to avoid blaming others for it directly (see, for example, Eskridge, 1989) or because they repaired to some extent their relationship with their parents (Sherman, 1998;Taylor, 1985).…”

Section: Direct Training For Delinquent Behaviormentioning

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Balagan: Delinquency as a Result of the Lack of a Center of Norms and Consciousness

Timor

2001

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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From interviews with prisoners and ex-prisoners in Israel, it emerges that their delinquency was an outcome of what is called in many languages, including Hebrew, balagan (a chaotic or messy life). The balagan is caused by a lack of moral and behavioral centers, and it is characterized by confusing and contradictory norms of criminal and noncriminal behavior. This conclusion is inconsistent with theories that explain criminality in terms of cultural perspective, but it fits the center theory and the theories of social control. The balagan was mainly expressed by contradictions between their attitudes and behavior, as well as between their positive images and criminal acts. None of the convicts and ex-convicts justified breaking the law, but they attempted to minimize their responsibility by means of justifications and excuses. This study is based on phenomenological interviews conducted with 25 prisoners and 50 former prisoners who underwent programs of rehabilitation in kibbutzim and in yeshivot inIsrael.

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Section: Direct Training For Delinquent Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Balagan: Delinquency as a Result of the Lack of a Center of Norms and Consciousness

Timor

2001

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…The correctional system of Japan today is very similar to that of western nations including various categories of detention centres based on intensity of security and prison programmes. Japanese prisons currently house about 54,000 prisoners (Eskridge 1989).…”

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An International Perspective on the Privatisation of Corrections

Lilly

Knepper

1992

The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

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The recent debate about corrections' privatisation neglects the extensive overlap of business, political and private interests which shapes public corrections policy. Based on current developments in England/Wales, Canada and the US, it is possible to identify an international corrections—commercial complex. As George Orwell reflected in 1934: Of course we keep the peace in our own interest, but what does all this law and order business boil down to? More banks and more prisons ‐ that's all it means. we should chuck it quickly enough if it didn't pay. (Orwell 1934)

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Correctional Practices in Japan

Cited by 2 publications

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Balagan: Delinquency as a Result of the Lack of a Center of Norms and Consciousness

Balagan: Delinquency as a Result of the Lack of a Center of Norms and Consciousness

An International Perspective on the Privatisation of Corrections

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