Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences

Watamura, Eiichiro; Ioku, Tomohiro

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107015

Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences

Watamura, Eiichiro; Ioku, Tomohiro

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, 150, 107015

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固定URL: https://hdl.handle.net/11094/94534

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タイトル	Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences
著者	NRID 1000050732989 1000050732989 researchmap permalink watamuraeiichiro watamuraeiichiro Scopus Author ID 55246852800 55246852800 著者名 Watamura, Eiichiro
著者	researchmap permalink iokutomohiro iokutomohiro 著者名 Ioku, Tomohiro
キーワード等	General deterrence
	Incapacitation
	Japan's juvenile law
	Rehabilitation
	Reporting real names
	Retribution
内容	Watamura E., Ioku T.. Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences. Children and Youth Services Review 150, 107015 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107015.
抄録	Purpose: This study examined Japanese citizens’ attitudes toward disclosing juvenile offenders’ real names in terms of justification preferences, which are strongly related to attitudes toward punishment and justice. Methods: A total of 1,207 citizens participated in an online survey. A multiple regression analysis was conducted with attitudes toward revealing real names as the dependent variable and preferences for justification, beliefs about juvenile offenders, perceptions of delinquency, and demographic variables as the independent variables. Results: The preference for rehabilitation predicted disapproval, while general deterrence and incapacitation predicted support for reporting real names. This suggests that the fear of hindering rehabilitation leads people to reject reporting real names, while the idea that it is important for deterring crime leads people to support it. Symbolic discrimination against juvenile offenders was also suggested as a reason for supporting the reporting of real names in conjunction with beliefs about juvenile offenders. Conclusions: The results can be seen as an expression of the penal populism that has emerged in Japan in recent years. The paper also discusses a hybrid measure of preference for justification used in the present study.
出版者	Elsevier Ltd
収録物名	Children and Youth Services Review
巻(号)	150
ページ	107015
刊行年月	2023-07-01
言語	英語
ハンドルURL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/94534
PISSN	01907409
関連情報 (isVersionOf)	DOI (出版社版) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107015
アクセス権	embargoed access
権利情報	© 2023. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
権利情報	The full-text file will be made open to the public on 1 july 2026 in accordance with the publisher's policy.
出版タイプ	Accepted Manuscript
カテゴリ	学術雑誌論文 Journal Article

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DCTERMS.bibliographicCitation	Children and Youth Services Review. 2023, 150, p. 107015
DC.title	Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences
DC.creator	Watamura, Eiichiro
DC.creator	Ioku, Tomohiro
DC.publisher	Elsevier Ltd
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DC.identifier	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107015
DC.subject	General deterrence
	Incapacitation
	Japan's juvenile law
	Rehabilitation
	Reporting real names
	Retribution
DC.description	Watamura E., Ioku T.. Japanese public opinion on reporting the real names of juvenile criminals: An examination from the perspective of justification preferences. Children and Youth Services Review 150, 107015 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107015.
DCTERMS.abstract	Purpose: This study examined Japanese citizens’ attitudes toward disclosing juvenile offenders’ real names in terms of justification preferences, which are strongly related to attitudes toward punishment and justice. Methods: A total of 1,207 citizens participated in an online survey. A multiple regression analysis was conducted with attitudes toward revealing real names as the dependent variable and preferences for justification, beliefs about juvenile offenders, perceptions of delinquency, and demographic variables as the independent variables. Results: The preference for rehabilitation predicted disapproval, while general deterrence and incapacitation predicted support for reporting real names. This suggests that the fear of hindering rehabilitation leads people to reject reporting real names, while the idea that it is important for deterring crime leads people to support it. Symbolic discrimination against juvenile offenders was also suggested as a reason for supporting the reporting of real names in conjunction with beliefs about juvenile offenders. Conclusions: The results can be seen as an expression of the penal populism that has emerged in Japan in recent years. The paper also discusses a hybrid measure of preference for justification used in the present study.
DC.rights	© 2023. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
DC.rights	The full-text file will be made open to the public on 1 july 2026 in accordance with the publisher's policy.
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