Transcript CJ343-01 AU Comparative Justice Systems Unit 6 Seminar

Cultural Differences
 Japanese versus United States
 What “cultural patterns” can be identified
for Americans when it comes to crime?
 How has our cultural heritage influenced
development of these patterns?
Cultural Differences
Can the contrasting of Japanese and American
cultural patterns explain the differences in crime
rates between the two countries?
What are your thoughts here?
Japanese sense of order and hierarchies.
Cultural Differences
The Japanese
police
Box or
Koban
Community policing
The Police box as the center of community
policing…the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Department was established in 1874 to protect the
public order in the Tokyo, the capital. In that year,
“Kobansho” (designated places where policemen
engaged in standing watch duties in shifts) were
set up at major intersections and other important
locations in Tokyo.
Deployment
The Japanese system favors more static
deployment rather than mobile patrol.
Citizen partnership –
“Fireman” versus “postman” …
Judiciary
 The Japanese system favors reconciliation and
rehabilitation.
 Japan as a culture also favors more civil remedies
rather than criminal.
Clearance rates
Japan –
United States -
26% of all cases cleared
46% of all cases
96% of homicides
63% of homicides
50% of robbery cases
26% of robberies
Adaptation versus Adoption
What can we learn from this comparison?
How would things like apologies in Japan work
here? Why or why not?
Questions?