DEVELOPING THE SURVEY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN JAPAN

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H01922
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Criminal law
• Research Institution: Ryukoku University
• Principal Investigator: MASAHIRO TSUSHIMA 龍谷大学, 社会学部, 教授 (60330023)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 浜井 浩一 龍谷大学, 法学部, 教授 (60373106)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TSUTOMI HIROSHI 静岡県立大学, 国際関係学部, 教授 (50347382) ; TATSUNO BUNRI 国士舘大学, 法学部, 教授 (60285749)
• Research Collaborator: ATARASHI ERI ; UEDA MITSUAKI ; GATO SATOSHI ; KOGAWARA AKIKO ; HIRAYAMA MARI
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 女性に対する暴力 / 犯罪被害調査 / 警察への通報 / 反復被害 / 調査倫理 / 国際比較調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Most acts of violence are often taken place behind the closet doors and hidden in the society. The researchers conducted the survey on violence against women in Kansai region in 2016. This survey is a Japanese version of the “survey on women’s well-being and safety” that had been conducted by FRA in 28 EU member States in 2012. One of the most significant findings is that, among 53 Japanese women who were physically or sexually abused by partners, none of them reported the incidents to the police, compared with 14 percent of victims who reported to the police in the EU (The ratio of violence reported from non-partners was about the same among Japanese and EU women, at 12 and 13 percent respectively). Apparently people tend to refrain from reporting domestic abuse to the police in Japan. This finding implies that neighbors who notice the incident are strongly encouraged to report it to the local authorities such as the police.

Free Research Field

犯罪社会学