How Is the Death Penalty System Seen by Young People in Japan? —An Analysis of a Survey of University Students
| Autor: | Eiichiro Watamura, Toshihiro Wakebe, Niioka Kiyomitsu, Masahiko Saeki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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business.industry
General Arts and Humanities 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology computer.file_format Public opinion 0506 political science Cabinet (file format) 050602 political science & public administration Conviction Position (finance) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Capital punishment business Psychology computer Social psychology Life imprisonment |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Applied Sociology. :29-35 |
| ISSN: | 2165-4336 2165-4328 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/aasoci.2016.62003 |
| Popis: | We conducted a survey of 318 Japanese university students with the aim of examining two issues: how strongly Japanese people support or oppose the death penalty, and the reasons and beliefs underlying their positions. Those in favor of the death penalty (66%) outnumbered those against (17%) almost four to one, but this gap was considerably lower than that observed in previous research, including a public opinion poll commissioned by the Japanese Cabinet Office (80% vs. 10%). Furthermore, in terms of the degree to which people either support or oppose, the proportion of death penalty supporters who were “strongly in favor” was relatively low compared to the proportion of opponents with a similar strength of conviction. This finding suggests that death penalty supporters, after considering the arguments on both sides, may be more likely to change their position in the future. Looking at the relationship between position and beliefs, based on this survey, the international trend toward abolition and the introduction of life imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty (as introduced in the United States) seem to have little influence on Japanese people’s position on the death penalty. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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