The killing of children by children as a symptom of national crisis: Reactions in Britain and Japan

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-25

  Smith, David ^a   Sueda, Kiyoko ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child killing; Japan; Media; Reintegration; Social crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149124697     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895807085867     Document Type: Article

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