THIS TEXT ANALYZES JAPANESE CULTURE AND ITS EXPRESSION IN THE LIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE; SKETCHES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE THE EVOLUTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE POLICE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; EXAMINES A VARIETY OF FORMS OF DEVIANT CONDUCT - SUCH AS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, FEMALE CRIME, GANGSTERISM, SUICIDE, THE USE OF DRUGS, POLITICAL OFFENSES - AND DESCRIBES THE SUCCESSFUL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS AND MEASURES CREATED TO DEAL WITH THEM. THE BOOK BRINGS TO THE READER A MESSAGE THAT THE REDUCTION OF CRIME IS AN ATTAINABLE GOAL. THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CRIME CONTROL IN JAPAN ARE EXPLAINED. MANY OF THESE ARE TRAITS PARTICULAR TO THE JAPANESE CULTURE. SUCH AS TRUST OF THE JUDICIARY, STRONG FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD TIES, STRESS ON OBSERVANCE OF DUTIES, AND A BELIEF IN PERSONALIZED JUSTICE. WHILE THE AUTHOR IS AWARE THAT MANY WESTERN NATIONS LACK THESE CHARACTERISTICS, HE MAINTAINS THAT THE JAPANESE CULTURE CAN OFFER A VALUABLE EXAMPLE TO OTHER NATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)