Comparative criminology in Asia. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jianhong Liu, Max Travers, Lennon Y.C. Chang, editors.
• Editors: Liu, Jianhong, 1954-; Travers, Max; Chang, Lennon Yao-chung
• Contents: 1. Introduction.- Part I - Why compare? Asian countries, the West and comparative criminology.- Introduction to Part I.- 2. The new Asian paradigm: A relational approach.- 3. Asian values, crime and social change.- 4. Comparative empirical co-ordinates and the dynamics of criminal justice in China and the West.- 5. Asian criminology and southern epistemologies.- Part II – Quantitative comparisons.- Introduction to Part II.- 6. When West meets East: Generalizing theory and expanding the conceptual toolkit of criminology.- 7. Korean criminology: Juvenile delinquency and self-control theory.- Part III – Interpretive questions.- Introduction to Part III.- 8. Lost in translation: Doing (and not doing) ethnographic research in village India.- 9. Young offenders' views of desistance in Japan: A comparison with Scotland.- Part IV – Making comparisons.- Introduction to Part IV.- 10. Cybercrime and cyber security in ASEAN.- 11.Restorative justice: East and West.- 12. Singapore and Thailand: Explaining differences in death penalty clemency.- 13. Reflecting on comparison: A view from Asia.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (206 pages)
• Subjects: 364.95; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Asia; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Cross-cultural studies; Criminology -- Asia; Criminal justice, Administration of; Criminology; Asia; Cross-cultural studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319549422
• Related ISBNs: 9783319549415
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