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Current Crimes and Major Issues of Policing in Japan

Wednesday, July 16, 2014: 9:00 AM
Room: Booth 58
Oral Presentation
Ko SHIKATA , Policy Management, Keio University, Doctor of Policy Studies, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
The number of reported crimes has been decreasing since 2002 in Japan. However, the Japanese society faces to some new crimes, including cybercrime, domestic violence and stalking. The Japanese Police are now struggling with these new crimes and constructing new rules and practices to deal with them. Current policing and countermeasures against these new crimes in Japan will be illustrated.