Research Committee on
Deviance and Social Control, RC29
Program Theme: Justice and Inequality
Program Coordinators
- Minoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
- José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
- Arturo ALVARADO, El Colegio de México, Mexico, alvarado@colmex.mx
- Robert Nash PARKER, University of California, USA, robnp@aol.com
On-line abstracts submission
June 3, 2013 - September 30, 2013 24:00 GMT.A direct submission link will be provided in due course.
If you have questions about any specific session, please feel free to contact the Session Organizer for more information.
Proposed sessions
in alphabetical order:
Crime and Deviance in Japan
Session OrganizerMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
Session in English
Crime and Justice from a Japanese perspective.
Criminal Justice Systems and Access to Justice
Session OrganizersMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
Robert Nash PARKER, University of California, USA, robnp@aol.com
Session in English
Comparative and national issues in access to criminal justice systems; how does inequality influence access?
Green Criminology
Session OrganizerNoriyoshi TAKEMURA, Yokohama Toi University, Japan
Session in English
What is green criminology? How does it differ from standard models of criminology? What characteristics make it “Green”? What are the implications of green criminology for the criminal justice system? for society?
Impact of Inequality and Discrimination on Justice Systems and Practices
Session OrganizersMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
Robert Nash PARKER, University of California, USA, robnp@aol.com
Session in English
How does inequality limit justice? How does discrimination operate in criminal justice systems? Whats bases exist for discrimination? How does long-term inequality perpetuate injustice?
Japan and the Different Conceptions of Crime
Session OrganizerMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
Session in English
Transnational crime and policing from a Japanese perspective.
Open Session
Session OrganizersMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
Robert Nash PARKER, University of California, USA, robnp@aol.com
Session in English
Policing in Japan and Asian Countries
Session OrganizerMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
Session in English
What are the distinctive aspects of Policing in Japan and Asian countries? How have western models of policing penetrated Japanese and Asian thinking and implementation? Are there unique forms and structures of policing in Japan and Asian countries that could serve as models for the rest of the world?
Policing in the Modern World
Session OrganizerDilip DAS, Western Illinois University, USA, Dilipkd@aol.com
Session in English
Research on recent developments in the study of policing across the world. Form of Session: Paper Panel; Description: Contemporary organization of policing and other State Coercive Forces; How are policing forces organized and managed? What innovations have occurred, and what impact have these innovations had on policing? How do non police State Coercive forces differ from policing organizations, and how common are they? What impact have state coercive forces had on societies?
RC29 Business Meeting
Session Organizer
Restorative Justice
Session OrganizersMinoru YOKOYAMA, Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, minoruyo@kokugakuin.ac.jp
José Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
Robert Nash PARKER, University of California, USA, robnp@aol.com
Session in English
How does restorative justice differ comparatively? Are there distinctive regional or national models, or can a general model of restorative justice function effectively in different cultures and nation states? What are the current issues in restorative justice research?
Social Control of Gender and Deviance
Session OrganizerTomoko KAWABATA, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, kawabata-tomoko@tmu.ac.jp
This session is going to discuss the relationship between justice and inequality in the heterosexual society. Recently, justification of the same sex marriage has been discussed in many parts of the world. In this change in the social climate, the objective of this session is to give opportunity to describe how inequality in heterosexual society is justified for many years through talking about various social phenomenon such as violence and harassment at marriage, love and work.
State of the Art on Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Session OrganizerJosé Vicente TAVARES DOS SANTOS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, jvicente@ufrgs.br
Session in English
Not open for submission of abstracts.
What are the major issues in the study of Crime and Deviance today? What are the cross currents of theory and research in the comparative framework? How do Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern approaches to the study of and understanding about Crime and Deviance differ? How are they similar?
