White Paper on Crime 2023

• In Event: Poster Session 2

Abstract

The annual White Papers on Crime published by the Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice provide statistical data on crimes and offender treatments as well as current issues in the criminal justice field.
The first volume of the Papers was published in 1960. Since then, they have been widely used by lawmakers, practitioners and academics, and have facilitated significant policy changes.
All the volumes of the Papers (Japanese version since 1960) and their English version (since 2000) are available on the website of the Ministry of Justice.
(https://www.moj.go.jp/EN/housouken/houso_hakusho2.html)
The White Paper on Crime 2023 focuses on juvenile delinquents and their growing environments. The White Paper provides various statistical data and information on the trends in juvenile delinquency and treatment and assistance for juvenile delinquents. It also analyzes a questionnaire　survey for juvenile delinquents in juvenile training schools, juvenile delinquent probationers and their guardians, conducted in 2021.

Author

• Mio Sato, Ministry of Justice