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Prison Administration in Contemporary Japan - Six Issues

NCJ Number
104456
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (1987) Pages: 65-74
Author(s)
E H Johnson; H Hasegawa
Date Published
1987
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Like all prison systems, the Japanese Corrections Bureau faces problems emanating from the host society and requiring competent managerial responses.
Abstract
This article illustrates that point by presenting six issues stemming from changes, both internal and external to the prison environment, that challenge administrators even in this stable society, which enjoys a relatively low crime rate. (Author abstract)