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White paper on crime 2005

-Juvenile Delinquency-

PREFACE

NOTES

Part1 Crime Trends in2004

Chapter1

Over view of Penal Code Offenses

Section1

Principal Data

1	Reported cases and crime rate

2	Persons cleared

3	Clearance rate

Section2

Trend in Non-traffic Penal Code Offenses Excluding Larceny

Homicide

Robbery

3	Rape/Indecent assault

4	Fraud/Extortion

5	Counterfeiting of currency

6	Payment Card offense

7	Child abuse

8	Organized crime

Section3

Larceny

1	Burglary theft

2	Non-burglary theft

3	Vehicle theft

Section4

Offenses Related to Newly Established Laws

1	Amendment of the Penal Code,etc.

2	Offenses covered by criminal trial swith participation of saiban-ins

Chapter2

Overview of Special Law Offenses

Section1

Principal Data

Section2

Principal Special Law Offenses

1	Violations of the Minor Offenses Law,etc.

2	Violations of the Child Welfare Law,etc.

3	Violations of the Labor Standard Law,etc.

4	Violations of newly established laws

Chapter3

Overview of Offenses of Special Types

Section1

Traffic Offenses

1	Traffic accidents

2	Unsafe driving resulting in death or injury and professional negligence in traffic accidents

3	Violations of road traffic related laws

Section2

Drug Offenses

1.	Trend in drug offenses

2	Crack down on drug offenses

Section3

Financial and Economic Offenses

1	Tax evasion

2	Economic offenses

3	Illegal money lending

4	Bankruptcy-related offenses

Section4

Election Offenses

Overview

2	Application of the joint responsibility system

Section5

High-Technology Offenses

Overview

2	Disposition by public prosecutors and courts

3	Measures against high-technology offenses

Section6

Firearm Offenses

Overview

2	Dispositions made by public prosecutors offices and by courts

Chapter4

Trends in Offenses by Specific Offenders

Section1

Offenses by Organized Crime Groups

1	Trends in organized crime groups

2	Non-traffic penal code offenses and special law offenses

Section2

Offenses by Foreign Nationals

1	Trend of foreign nationals entering Japan

2	Penal code offenses

3	Special law offenses

Section3

Offenses by Public Officials

Overview

2	Giving and acceptance of a bribe

Section4

Female Offenses

1	Penal code offenses

2	Special lawo ffenses

Section5

Offenses by Mentally Disabled Persons

Section6

Offenses Committed by Offenders with Criminal Histories

1	Repeat offenders

2	Previously convicted persons among offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses

3	Previously convicted persons among those prosecuted

4	Criminal histories of persons cleared for violent sexual offenses

Chapter5

Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries

Section1

Major Offenses

Section2

Homicide

Section3

Larceny

Chapter6

Offenses Committed by and against Japanese Nationals Outside Japan

Section1

Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside Japan

Section2

Crime Victimization of Japanese Nationals Outside Japan

Part2 Treatment of Offenders

Chapter1

Overview

Chapter2

Prosecution

Section1

Public Prosecutors Officeand Public Prosecutors

Section2

Reception of Suspected Cases

Section3

Arrest and Detention of Suspects

Section4

Dispositions of the Public Prosecutors Office

Chapter3

Trial

Section1

CourtsandSaiban-inTrials

Courts

2	System for participation of saiban-ins in criminal trials

Section2

Judgments

1	Defendants finally judged

2	The first instance

Appeals

Section3

Sentencing

1	Death sentence

2	Life imprisonment with labor

3	Imprisonment with or without labor for a limited term

Fines

5	Suspension of execution of sentence

Section4

Detention and Bail

Section5

Case Processing Time

Section6

Trials and Sentencing against Aum Shinrikyo Cult Members

Chapter4

Correction of Adult Offenders

Section1

Organizations for Correction and Recent Trends

1	Overview of organizations

2	Prison administration reform

3	Law concerning Penal Institutions and Treatment of Sentenced Inmates

4	Provision of information concerning release,etc. of inmates sentenced for violent sexual offenses targeting children

Section2

Imprisonment in Penal Institutions

1	Occupancy rate of capacity of penal institutions

2	Trends in the average daily number of inmates etc.

3	Trend in number of newly admitted inmates

4	Characteristics of newly admitted inmates

5	Reimprisonment after release

Section3

Treatment of Inmates

1	Basic systems

2	Prison work

3	Educational activities

4	Medical care and hygiene etc.

Security

6	Grievance systems

7	Cooperation from volunteers outside

Section4

Treatment of Untried Inmates

Section5

Treatmentin Women's Guidance Homes

Chapter5

Rehabilitation Services

Section1

Rehabilitation Services and Relevant Organizations

Section2

Parole

1	Basic systems

2	Administration

3	Other related measures

Section3

Probation and Parole Supervision

1	Basic systems

2	Trends in probationers and parolees

3	Characteristics of probationers and parolees

4	Treatment for probationers and parolees

5	Measures during supervision and termination of probationary supervision

Section4

Assistance during Supervision and Urgent Aftercare of Discharged Offenders

1	Assistance during supervision and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders

2	Halfway houses

Section5

Amnesties

Section6

Nongovernmental Support Organizations and Crime Prevention Activities

1	Nongovernmental support organizations

2	Crime prevention activities

Chapter6

Treatment of Various Offenders

Section1

Traffic Offenders

1	Disposition by public prosecutors

2	Disposition by courts

3	Correction

4	Rehabilitation

Section2

Drug Offenders

1	Disposition by the public prosecutors office

2	Disposition by courts

3	Correction

4	Rehabilitation

Section3

Offenders related to Organized Crime Groups

1	Disposition by the public prosecutors office

2	Correction

3	Rehabilitation

Section4

Foreign National Offenders

1	Disposition by public prosecutors

2	Disposition by courts

3	Correction

4	Rehabilitation

Section5

Female Offenders

1	Disposition by the public prosecutors office

2	Correction

3	Rehabilitation

Section6

MentalDisorderOffenders

1	Disposition by the public prosecutors officeand courts

2	Correction

3	Rehabilitation

4	Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane or Quasi-insane Persons Who Have Caused Serious Injury to Others

Chapter7

International Cooperationin Criminal Justice

Section1

Trends in International Efforts in Criminal Justice

1	UnitedNations

2	Summit meetings ofleading countries

3	Other international conferences

Section2

Transnational Fugitives and Their Extradition

1	Transnational fugitives from Japan

2	Extradition of fugitive offenders

Section3

International Assistance in Investigation and Justice

1	Assistance in investigation etc.

2	Judicial assistance

Part3 Relief of Crime Victims

Chapter1

Damage by Crime in Official Statistics

Section1

Numberof Offenses Involving Human Victims

Section2

Fataland Bodily Damage

Section3

Property Damage

Section4

Victims of Sexual Offenses

Section5

Relationship between Victims and Suspects

Chapter2

Consideration for Victims in Criminal Justice

Section1

Criminal Proceedings and Victims

Section2

Involvement of Victims in Criminal Proceedings

1	Incident reports and complaints

2	Interviewing

3	Relief measures against non-prosecution

4	Protection,etc. of victims in formal trials

5	Protection of safety of victims,etc.

6	System of notification to complainants and victims

7	Inspection of criminal case records

8	Juvenile cases

9	Advisers to Victims

Section3

CompensationforCrimeVictims

1	Crime victim benefits system

2	Automobile liability insurance systems

3	Compensation for damage to witnesses etc.

Part4 Special Article:Juvenile Delinquency

Chapter1

Introduction

Chapter2

Trends of Juvenile Delinquency

Section1

Juvenile Penal Code Offenders

1	Trends in number of juveniles cleared

2	Trends by attribute

3	Trend in type of offense

4	Complicity cases

Section2

Juvenile Special Law Offenders

1	Number of juveniles referred by the police

2	Drug offenses

3	Traffic offenses

Section3

Juveniles of Illegal Behavior under 14 years of age

Section4

Pre-delinquents

Section5

Delinquency at Home and School

1	Juvenile violence in families

2	Violence in schools

Bullying

Chapter3

Qualitative Analysis of Juvenile Delinquents

Section1

Analysis of Present State of Juvenile Delinquents

1	Changes in attitudes of juvenile delinquents

2	Attitudes of juvenile delinquents and their guardians towards family relationships

Section2

Analysis of Present State concerning More Difficultyin the Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

1	Awareness of qualitative changes in juvenile delinquents and more difficulty in their treatment

2	Problems in juveniles'attributes and normative consciousness,etc.

3	Problems in juveniles'guardians'ability for leadership and family relationships

Section3

Points for Consideration in the Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

1	Treatment to cultivate sympathy for other people'spain

2	Treatment taking advantage of a scene in a group

3	Approaches to guardians to promote their voluntary responses

Chapter4

Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Section1

Overview of Treatment Procedure

1	Flow of treatment procedure for juvenile delinquents

2	Law for Partial Amendment to the Juvenile Law,etc.

Section2

Disposition of Juvenile Casesin Public Prosecutors Offices and Family Courts

1	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

2	Disposition in family courts

3	Criminal trial

4	Operation of Amended Juvenile Law

Section3

Classification at Juvenile Classificati on Homes

1	Outline of juvenile classification homes

2	Admission and discharge

3	Classification activities

4	Classification other than institutional classification

5	Issues for juvenile classification homes and counter measures

Section4

Treatment of Delinquents in Juvenile Training Schools

1	Outline of juvenile training schools

2	Classification Treatment System

3	Number of newly admitted inmates

4	Characteristics of newly admitted inmates

5	Treatment of inmates in juvenile training schools

6	Conditions of inmates who are discharged

7	Issues for the treatment injuvenile training schools and counter measures

Section5

Treatment of Juvenile Inmates

1	Number and characteristics of juvenile inmates

2	Treatment of inmates

Section6

Rehabilitation Services for Juveniles

1	Trends in number of juvenile probationers/parolees

2	Characteristics of juvenile probationers/parolees

3	Reasons for termination of probationary supervision and percentage of re-punishment

4	Current conditions and issues for probationary supervision for juveniles

Section7

Support Facilitiesf or Development of Self-sustaining Capacity

1	Outline of support facilities for development of self-sustaining capacity

2	Changes in number of accommodated juveniles and how they entered facilities

3	Characteristics of accommodated juveniles

4	Contents of support for development of self-sustaining capacity

5	Terms being accommodated in support facilities for development of self-sustaining capacity and reasons for discharge

6	Provision of support for the juvenile who discharged from support facilities for development of self-sustaining capacity

Chapter5

Present Situation and Treatmentf or Juveniles who Committed Serious Offenses after Amendment of Juvenile Law

Section1

Present Situation of Serious Juvenile Offenders

1	Attribution of survey object person

2	Analysis by type of offenses

3	Analysis by classification type of offenses

Section2

Court Hearing and Trial for Serious Juvenile Offenders

1	Hearings in family courts

2	Criminal trials

Section3

Attitudes of Serious Juvenile Offenders

1	Attribution of attitude survey object person

2	Awareness of cases and disposition

3	Awareness of responsibilities towards cases

Section4

Treatment for Serious Juvenile Offenders at Correctional Institutions

1	Treatment at juvenile training schools

2	Treatment at prisons

Section5

Probationary Supervision for Serious Juvenile Offenders

1	Attribution of probation office survey object person

2	Environmental adjustment while accommodated in correctional institutions

3	Implementation of probationary supervision

4	Guidance and advice concerning victims

Section6

Conclusion

1	Present situation of serious juvenile offenders

2	Trial for serious juvenile offenders

3	Attitude of serious juvenile offenders

4	Treatment for serious juvenile offenders

Chapter6

Juvenile Delinquency in Foreign Countries

Section1

France

1	Trend of juvenile delinquency

2.	Juvenile justice system

3	Operation of juvenile justice

Section2

Germany

1	Trend of juvenile delinquency

2	Juvenile justice system

3	Operation of juvenile justice

Section3

United Kingdom

1	Trend of juvenile delinquency

2	Juvenile justice system

3	Operation of juvenile justice

Section4

United States of America

1	Trend of juvenile delinquency

2	Juvenile justice system

3	Administration of Juvenile Justice

Section5

Comparison with Japan

Chapter7

Conclusion

Appendix

Appendix1-1 Number of reported cases,crime rate,number of cleared cases,clearance rate,and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses(1946-2004)

Appendix1-2 Number of reported cases,number of cleared cases,and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses,by type of major offense(1995-2004)

Appendix1-3 Clearance rate of penal code offenses,by type of major offense(1995-2004)

Appendix1-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special law offenses(1995-2004)

Appendix1-5 Number of traffic accidents,number of persons killed or injured,and rate of accidents(1946-2004)

Appendix1-6 Term of imprisonment with labor sentenced for financial and economic offenses in the court of first instance(2002-2004)

Appendix1-7 Number of cleared cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2004)

Appendix1-8 Number of referred cases and number of persons referred for special law offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2004)

Appendix1-9 Number of reported cases and crime rate of major offenses in5countries(1980-2003)

Appendix1-10 Number of reported cases and crime rate of homicide and larceny in5countries(1988-2003)

Appendix1-11 Clearance rate of major offenses,homicide and larceny in5countries(1988-2003)

Appendix2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense(1995-2004)

Appendix2-2 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors,by type of offense(1995-2004)

Appendix2-3 Prosecution rate and suspended prosecution rate,by type of offense(1995-2004)

Appendix2-4 Sentences in district courts,by type of offense(2004)

Appendix2-5 Average daily number of inmates of penal institutions(1950-2004)

Appendix2-6 Number of newly imprisoned offenders and female rate(1946-2004)

Appendix2-7 Number of newly imprisoned offenders,by gender and type of offense(2004)

Appendix2-8 Number of reimprisoned inmates,by gender and type of offense(2004)

Appendix2-9 Frequency of imprisonment of newly imprisoned offenders,by type of offense(2004)

Appendix2-10 Period of time until repeat offense by reimprisoned inmates,by type of previous offense(2004)

Appendix2-11 Number of inmates serving sentence of imprisonment with labor at the end of the year,by term of imprisonment(as of December31each year in1957-2004)

Appendix2-12 Numbers of parole applications,grants,and rejections(1949-2004)

Appendix2-13 Number of newly received probationers and parolees(1949-2004)

Appendix2-14 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors for drug offenses(1995-2004)

Appendix2-15 Number of foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors office(1990-2004)

Appendix2-16 Treatment after commission of offense,of insane persons and quasi-insane persons,by type of offense(2004)

Appendix2-17 Number of insane persons and quasi-insane persons,by type of offense and type of disease(2004)

Appendix4-1 Number and rate per population of juveniles and adults cleared for penal code offenses,and juvenile rate(1946-2004)

Appendix4-2 Number and rate per population of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,and juvenile rate,by age group(1966-2004)

Appendix4-3 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,by age group,type of offense and gender(2004)

Appendix4-4 Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses,by major type of offenses(1946-2004)

Appendix4-5 Number of juveniles referred from police to public prosecutors office for special law offenses,by type of offense(1956-2004)

Appendix4-6 Number of juveniles under14cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,by major delinquency(1946-2004)

Appendix4-7 Number of status offenders finally disposed by family court,by type of status offense(1969-2004)

Appendix4-8 Number of juvenile offenders aged14-19newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense and age group(1999-2004)

Appendix4-9 Percent distribution of opinions by public prosecutors and final disposals by family courts,by age group(2004)

Appendix4-10 Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for juvenile cases(1975,1985,2000-2004)

Appendix4-11 Number of newly admitted persons and average daily number of inmates in juvenile classification homes(1949-2004)

Appendix4-12 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools,by gender and treatment programs(1949-2004)

Appendix4-13 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools,by type of delinquency(1998-2004)