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Application of Situational Action Theory in Japan Using Vignette Survey 利用小插图调查在日本应用情境行动理论

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09410-0

Kyoko Fujino

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Property Victimization, Perception of Neighborhood Safety, and Perceived Fairness of the Criminal Justice System Within the Chinese Context 中国环境下的财产受害、邻里安全感和刑事司法系统公平感

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09411-z

Honglan Shuai, Jianhong Liu

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Analysing the Levels of Fear of Crime Before and After the Implementation of Security Box: a Community Policing Case Study in Chiba Prefecture, Japan 保安箱实施前后的犯罪恐惧程度分析：日本千叶县社区警务案例研究

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09409-7

Ai Suzuki, Takahito Shimada, Isao Yamamoto

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Justice and Life Satisfaction Among Indian Police Officers: A Preliminary Study 印度警察的公正性与生活满意度的初步研究

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09408-8

Eric G. Lambert, Hanif Qureshi, James Frank

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Policing, Labor Market, and Crime in Japan: Evidence from Prefectural Panel Data 日本的警察、劳动力市场和犯罪：来自县政府小组数据的证据

IF 1.9 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-07-14 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09403-z

Tomokazu Nomura, Daisuke Mori, Yoshiki Takeda

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Review of Tian Ma, Contesting Crimmigration in Post-hukou China 田马《后户口时代的移民竞争》述评

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-06-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09406-w

Cristina Fernández-Bessa

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Criminology and Crime Science in the Arab World 阿拉伯世界的犯罪学和犯罪科学。

IF 1.9 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09407-9

Khaled S. Al-Rashidi

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Review of Di Wang, Violence and Order on the Chengdu Plain: The Story of a Secret Brotherhood in Rural China, 1939–1949 评论 Di Wang：《成都平原上的暴力与秩序》：1939-1949 年中国农村秘密兄弟会的故事

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09404-y

Wei Chin Wong

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Review of John Pratt, Law, Insecurity and Risk Control: Neo-liberal Governance and the Populist Revolt 约翰·普拉特《法律、不安全与风险控制：新自由主义治理与民粹主义革命》述评

IF 1.8 4区社会学

Asian Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11417-023-09405-x

Zhuozhen Duan

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The Pluralism of Restorative Justice in Greater China: an Introduction 大中华地区恢复性司法的多元性