White paper on crime 2002(Index)

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White paper on crime 2002

Present Situation and Trend of Offenses of Violent Nature

PREFACE

NOTES

Part 1 Crime Trends in 2001

Chapter 1

Overview of Crimes

Section 1

Overview of Penal Code Offenses

Outline

2	Trends in general penal code offenses excluding larceny

3	Trends in larceny

4	Trends, etc. in peculiar penal code offenses

Section 2

Overview of Special Law Offenses

Outline

2	Trends in special law offenses

Section 3

Traffic Offenses

1	Trends in traffic offenses

2	Disposition and treatment of traffic-related offenders

Section 4

Drug Offenses

1	Trends in drug offenses

2	Crackdown status of drug offenses

3	Treatment of drug offenders

Section 5

Financial and Economic Offenses

1	Tax evasion offenses

2	Economic offenses

3	Other economic offenses

Section 6

Election-Related Offenses

1	Trends in offenses related to elections

2	Trends in the application of the regulation holding a candidate jointly responsible

Section 7

High-Technology Related Offenses

1	Trends in high-technology related offenses and disposition by public prosecutors offices and courts

2	Measures against high-technology related offenses and characteristics of recent criminal techniques

Section 8

Firearm Offenses

1	Trends in firearm offenses

2	Disposition by public prosecutors offices and courts on Firearms and Swords Control Law violations

Chapter 2

Trends in Offenses by Specific Offenders

Section 1

Offenses by Organized Crime Groups

1	Trends in organized crime groups

2	Trends in offenses by organized crime groups

3	Treatment of organized crime group members

Section 2

Offenses by Foreign Nationals

1	Trends in the number of foreign nationals who newly entered Japan

2	Trends in crimes by visiting foreign nationals

3	Treatment of offenders who are visiting foreign nationals

4	Correction and rehabilitation of foreign offenders

Section 3

Offenses by Public Officials

Overview

2	Graft and bribery

Others

Section 4

Offenses by Mentally Disabled Persons

1	Trends in offenses committed by mentally disabled persons, etc.

2	Type of offense which insane persons or quasi-insane persons committed and type of mental disability from which they suffered

3	The mentally disabled in correctional institutions

Others

Chapter 3

Offenses Committed by Offenders with Criminal Histories

Section 1

Offenses Committed by Adults Who Have Criminal Histories

Section 2

Offenses Committed by Juvenile Offenders with Criminal Histories

Chapter 4

Comparison with Crime Trends in Other Countries

Section 1

Major Offenses

Section 2

Homicide

Section 3

Larceny

Chapter 5

Offenses Committed by and against Japanese Nationals Overseas

Section 1

Overseas Travel and Overseas Residence by Japanese Nationals

Section 2

Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Overseas

Section 3

Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Overseas

Part 2 Treatment of Offenders

Chapter 1

Overview of Treatment

Chapter 2

Prosecution

Section 1

Overview

Section 2

Reception of Suspected Cases

Section 3

Arrest and Detention of Suspects

Section 4

Dispositions of Suspected Cases

Chapter 3

Trial

Section 1

Overview

Section 2

Judgments

1	Defendants finally judged by trial

2	The first instance

Appeals

Section 3

Sentencing

1	Death sentence

2	Imprisonment with labor for life

3	Imprisonment with or without labor for a limited term

Fines

5	Suspended sentence

Section 4

Detention and Bail

Section 5

Criminal Compensation

Section 6

State of Trials and Sentencing in Cases Involving Aum Shinrikyo Cult Members

Chapter 4

Correction of Adult Offenders

Section 1

Overview

Section 2

Imprisonment in Penal Institutions

1	Trends in the average daily number of inmates, etc.

2	Trends in the number of newly imprisoned offenders

3	Characteristics of newly imprisoned offenders

4	Reimprisonment

Section 3

Treatment of Inmates

1	Basic systems for treatment

2	Prison work

3	Educational activities

4	Medical treatment and hygiene

Security

6	Grievance systems

7	Cooperation from the nongovernmental sector

Section 4

Treatment of Inmates Awaiting Trial

Section 5

Treatment in Women's Guidance Homes

Chapter 5

Rehabilitation Services

Section 1

Overview

1	Organizations for the rehabilitation services

2	Volunteer probation officers and their organizations

3	Juridical persons for offenders rehabilitation services

4	Nongovernmental support organizations

Section 2

Parole

1	Overview of parole

2	Administration of parole

3	Other measures

Section 3

Probationary Supervision

Overview

2	State of probationary supervision

3	Various measures

4	Results of implementation of probationary supervision

Section 4

Assistance during Supervision, Urgent Aftercare of Discharged Offenders, and Halfway Houses

1	Assistance during supervision, urgent aftercare of discharged offenders

2	Halfway houses

Section 5

Amnesties

Section 6

Crime Prevention Activities

Chapter 6

International Cooperation in Criminal Justice

Section 1

Trends in International Efforts in Criminal Justice

1	United Nations

2	Summit meetings of leading countries

3	Other international conferences

Section 2

Transnational Fugitives and Their Extradition

1	Transnational fugitives from Japan

2	Extradition of fugitive offenders

Section 3

International Assistance in Investigation and Judicial Assistance

1	Assistance in investigation, etc.

2	Judicial assistance

Part 3 Relief of Crime Victims

Chapter 1

Damage Due to Crime as Shown by Statistics

Section 1

Fatal and Bodily Damage

Section 2

Property Damage

Section 3

Damage due to Sexual Offenses

Section 4

Relationship Between Victims and Suspects

Chapter 2

Consideration for Victims in Criminal Justice

Section 1

Criminal Proceedings and Victims

(1)	Incident reports and complaints

(2)	Criminal investigation and disposition of cases

(3)	Relief measures against non-prosecution

(4)	Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution

(5)	Formal trial

(6)	Compromise in criminal proceedings

(7)	Protection of safety of victim, etc.

(8)	Information to victims

(9)	System of Advisers to Support Victims

(10)	Spousal Violence Counseling and Support Center

(11)	Juvenile cases

Section 2

Benefit Payment Systems for Crime Victims, Etc.

1	Benefit payment systems for crime victims, etc.

2	Automobile liability insurance systems

3	Law Concerning Compensation for Damage to Witnesses, etc,

Chapter 3

International Comparison on Fear of Crime and Crime Prevention Awareness

Section 1

Current Status of Fear of Crime and Crime Prevention Awareness in Japan

Overview

2	Survey in Japan

3	Result of survey

Section 2

International Comparison on Fear of Crime and Crime Prevention Awareness

(1)	Current status relating to fear of crime

(2)	Actual situations relating to crime prevention awareness

Part 4 Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Chapter 1

Trends in and Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency

Section 1

Trends in the Number of Cleared Juveniles and Relevant Rates

1	Trends in the number of juveniles cleared

2	Trends by age group and gender

3	Trends by category of offenses

Section 2

Trends in Juvenile Special Law Offenses

1	Trends in the number of juveniles referred by the police

2	Drug-related offenses

3	Traffic offenses

Section 3

Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency

1	Group delinquency

2	Family violence

3	School violence

4	Bullying and delinquency

5	Trends in status offenses

6	Trends in the delinquent rate

Chapter 2

Treatment of Delinquents

Section 1

Overview of Treatment

Section 2

Prosecution in Juvenile Cases and Trial

1	Prosecution in juvenile cases

2	Juvenile hearing

3	Criminal trial of juveniles

Section 3

Classification at Juvenile Classification Homes

Overview

2	Admission and discharge

3	Classification activities

Section 4

Treatment at Juvenile Training Schools

Overview

2	Admission and discharge

3	Characteristics of newly admitted juveniles

4	Treatment in juvenile training schools

Section 5

Treatment of Juvenile Prisoners

Overview

2	Trend of imprisonment and characteristics of juvenile prisoners

3	Outline of treatment of juvenile prisoners

Section 6

Rehabilitation Services for Juveniles

Overview

2	Trends in probationary supervision cases

3	Characteristics of Juveniles on probationary supervision

4	Treatment during probationary supervision

5	Various systems

6	Result of probationary supervision

Part 5 Special Article: Present Situation and Trend of Offenses of Violent Nature

Chapter 1

Introduction

1	Circumstances of crimes and the focus of the special article

2	Characteristics of the 9 types of violent offenses and details of analysis thereof

3	Legislative trend concerning the 9 types of violent offenses and homicide

4	Trend features based on the statistics of the 9 types of violent offenses

5	Composition of Part 5

Chapter 2

Trends in Report and Clearance

Section 1

Trends in Number of Reported Cases, Number of Cleared Cases, etc.

1	Overall trends in the number of reported cases, etc.

2	Trends by region

Section 2

Trends by Damage

1	Occurrence of damage resulting in death or bodily injury and the extent thereof

2	Rate of acquaintance with victim

Section 3

Trends by Modes of Committing Offenses

1	Trends of the scene of the offense

2	Trends of the use of weapons

3	Accomplice

4	Trends of robbery by modes of operation

Section 4

Trends by Attributions of Offenders

1	Trends by age group

2	Characteristics of offenses by visiting foreign nationals

3	Trends of offenses by females

4	Characteristics of repeat offenders

5	Trends of offenses by organized crime group members

6	Trends of offenses by persons out of employment

Chapter 3

Trends in Disposition by Public Prosecutors Offices and Courts

Section 1

Disposition by Public Prosecutors Offices

Section 2

Disposition by Courts

1	Imprisonment terms for homicide and 9 types of violent offenses

2	Research results for destruction of objects and breaking and entering

Chapter 4

Trends in Correction and Rehabilitation

Section 1

Correction

1	Trends in correction of adult offenders

2	Trends in juvenile correction

Section 2

Rehabilitation

1	Trends in parolees and probationers

2	Trends in relationship between juveniles and delinquent groups

Chapter 5

Conclusion

APPENDIX

Appendix 1-1 Number of reported and cleared penal code offenses and offenders cleared by the police (1946-2000)

Appendix 1-2 Number of reported and cleared penal code offenses and offenders cleared, by major offenses (1992-2001)

Appendix 1-3 Clearance rate of penal code offenses, by major offenses (1992-2001)

Appendix 1-4 Number of suspects newly received by the public prosecutors offices, by offense (1992-2000)

Appendix 1-5 Number of traffic accidents, number of persons killed or injured , and rate of accidents

Appendix 1-6 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for drug-related offenses (1991-2001)

Appendix 1-7 Term of imprisonment with labor sentenced in ordinary first instances for financial and economic offenses (1997-2001)

Appendix 1-8 Number of cleared cases of penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals and number of offenders cleared (1980-2001)

Appendix 1-9 Number of referred cases and number of persons referred for special law offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980-2001)

Appendix 1-10 Number of foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors offices (1990-2001)

Appendix 1-11 Medical treatment after commission of offense, by offense, of insane persons and quasi-insane persons (2001)

Appendix 1-12 Number of insane persons and quasi-insane persons, by offense and disease (2001)

Appendix 2-1 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices, by offense (1992-2001)

Appendix 2-2 Number of offenders newly received by public prosecutors offices, by offense (1992-2001)

Appendix 2-3 Prosecution rate and suspended prosecution rate, by offense (1992-2001)

Appendix 2-4 Number of persons processed by district court, by offense and sentence (2001)

Appendix 2-5 Average number of daily inmates of penal institutions (1950-2001)

Appendix 2-6 Number of newly imprisoned offenders (excluding inmates awaiting trial) and female rate (1946-2001)

Appendix 2-7 Number of newly imprisoned offenders (excluding inmates awaiting trial), by offense (2001)

Appendix 2-8 Number of reimprisoned inmates, by gender and offense (2001)

Appendix 2-9 Frequency of imprisonment of newly imprisoned offenders (excluding inmates awaiting trial), by offense (2001)

Appendix 2-10 Period of time until repeat offense of reimprisoned inmates, by previous offense (2001)

Appendix 2-11 Number of offender imprisoned with labor at the end of the year, by term of imprisonment (as of each year-end in 1957-2001)

Appendix 2-12 Number of parole applications, etc. (1949-2001)

Appendix 2-13 Number of newly received probationers and parolees (1949-2001)

Appendix 4-1 Number of persons cleared for penal code offenses and rate per population by juvenile or adult, and juvenile rate (1946-2001)

Appendix 4-2 Number and rate per population of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses excluding professional negligence in traffic accidents, by age group (1966-2001)

Appendix 4-3 Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses excluding professional negligence in traffic accidents, by age group and offense (2001)

Appendix 4-4 Cleared number of juvenile penal code offenders, by major offenses (1946-2001)

Appendix 4-5 Number of juveniles referred for special law offenses, by offense (1956-2001)

Appendix 4-6 Number of status offenders disposed by family court, by type of statures offense (1969-2001)

Appendix 4-7 Number of juveniles newly received by public prosecutors offices, by offense and age group (1997-2001)

Appendix 4-8 Percent distribution of suggestions by public prosecutor and final disposal by family court, by age group (2001)

Appendix 4-9 Final disposal by family court for juvenile cases, by offense (1975, 1985, 1998-2001)

Appendix 4-10 Number of newly admitted persons and average number of daily inmates in juvenile classification home (1949-2001)

Appendix 4-11 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training school, by gender and treatment programs (1949-2001)

Appendix 4-12 Number of Juveniles Newly Admitted of Juvenile Training School, by Offense (1997-2001)