YASUHIRO MARUYAMA
   Department   Department of Law, Faculty of Law
   Position   Professor
Date 2019/11/15
Presentation Theme Penal Reform for Drug Users in Japan: Toward Japanese Penal Welfarism
Conference 75th Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology
Promoters American Society of Criminology
Conference Type International
Presentation Type Speech (General)
Contribution Type Individual
Venue San Francisco
Publisher and common publisher Yasuhiro Maruyama
Details This paper will critically explore these new developments and consider the extent to which they represent the idea of Japanese Penal Welfarism. The central questions that this paper seeks to resolve is: what is an appropriate punishment for a drug abuser in the criminal justice systems? Is it preventative detention or a form of welfare?