1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The Research of Legal Problems in an Aging Society

Research Project

Project/Area Number	04041093
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Field Research
Research Institution	Tokai University
Principal Investigator	TATEYAMA Tatuhiko Civilization Research Institute Tokai University, 文明研究所, 教授 (90119686)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	TAKEMURA Noriyosi Faculty oh Law Toin University of Yokohama, 法学部, 講師 (60257425) SIOYA Tamotu Faculty of Humanity, Keiwa College, 人文学部, 助教授 (70257434) IKEDA Yosihiko School of High Technology for Human Welfare Tokai University, 開発工学部, 助教授 (60212792) KANEKO Isao Civilization Research Institute Tokai University, 文明研究所, 教授 (40077996)
Project Period (FY)	1992 – 1993
Keywords	Death of dignity / Vidarasen / Handicapped person / Elderly crime / Elderly inmate / Consumer ombudsman / 障害者 / ヴィダ-オースン
Research Abstract	In 2020, about 24% of Japan's population will be occupied by more than sixty five years old people. We did'nt have that kind of aging society before. Therefore, we feel great interest in the situation concerning crime of the elderly and for their treatments in Scandinavia where is welfare country. As the result of this research, there is no special program for elderly inmate because there are very few elderly inmates in the prison and very few elderly crime. It's quite different from the United States. With regard to the protection for consumer, they have Consumer Ombudsman Committee in the Scandinavian countries. And we researched the death of dignity, hospice, terminal care and so on. We found the policy of the government authorities toward these subjects and people's consciousness are not the same as the each countries. In addition, we would like to introduce the "Vidarasen" system in Norway into Japan. We think it is a kind of Utopia for elderly people and handicapped person. Therefore we translated "Beyond loneliness and institutions" by Professor Nils Christie, Oslo University into Japanese and published.