The Police In Occupation Japan: Control, Corruption and Resistance to Reform

The Police In Occupation Japan

Control, Corruption and Resistance to Reform

1997 • 310 pages

Many Western commentators have expressed their admiration for the Japanese police system, tracing its origins to the American Occupation of Japan (1945-52). This study challenges the assumptions that underlie these accounts, focusing on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the Occupation. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, Christopher Aldous explores the extent to which America failed in it's goal of 'democratizing' the Japanese police force, arguing that deeply-rooted tradition, the pivotal importance of the black market, and the US's decision to opt for an indirect Occupation produced resistance to reform. His study concludes with a consideration of the postwar legacy of the Occupation's police reform, and touches on a number of recent controversies, most notably the case of Aum Shinrikyo.

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Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia is a 9-book series first released in 1997 with contributions by Christopher Aldous, Cheng Guan Ang, and Kenton Clymer.


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