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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Aldous, Christopher. |
| 245 | 1 4 | ▼a The police in occupation Japan : ▼b control, corruption and resistance to reform / ▼c Christopher Aldous. |
| 260 | ▼a London ; ▼a New York : ▼b Routledge, ▼c 1997. | |
| 300 | ▼a xiii, 310 p. : ▼b ill. ; ▼c 23 cm. | |
| 440 | 0 | ▼a Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia. |
| 504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-301) and index. | |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Police ▼z Japan ▼x History ▼y 20th century. |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Japan ▼x History ▼y Allied occupation, 1945-1952. |
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Book Introduction
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.
This study focuses on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the American Occupation of Japan (1945-52). Drawing on primary sources Aldous explores the Occupation's programme of 'democratization' and its legacy.
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS List of figures and tables = ⅷ Acknowledgements = ⅸ Conventions = xi List of abbreviations = xii 1 Introduction = 1 Studies of the police in Japan and elsewhere = 3 The Japanese police and the American Occupation = 4 The Occupation structure = 6 Police and society = 12 Methodology and sources = 15 2 Foundations = 19 A national police organization = 22 Wide-ranging police powers = 24 The police ethos = 28 Police methods = 31 Thought control = 33 Wartime and the neighbourhood associations = 36 The Kenpei = 40 3 The Consequences of defeat = 43 United States policies = 44 The health of the police institution = 50 Economic conditions = 64 4 Guardians of the people = 67 Ecnomic regulation = 69 The treatment of detainees = 82 Neighbourhood surveillance = 85 Strikes and demonstrations = 88 5 Serving the old guard = 94 The disappearance of surplus military supplies = 95 The oyabun-ko bun system = 106 'Voluntary' contributions = 119 The tale of Suzuki Eiji = 127 6 Allies of military government = 131 The structure of military government = 132 The process of military government = 136 Mutual dependence = 140 A weakness for entertainment = 144 7 'Immediate and final decentralization' = 148 Preliminaries = 149 The PSD／Yoshida government plan = 153 A clash of principles = 162 Advising the Katayama government = 167 Reconciliation = 175 8 Towards recentralization = 180 Organization and facilities = 181 Shouldering the financial burden = 188 Vulnerability to lawless elements = 198 Trusting in the national rural police = 203 9 Conclusion = 208 A two-faced Occupation = 209 A durable social system = 212 Resisting reform = 214 Epilogue = 217 The implications of recentralization = 218 Resurgent police powers = 223 Police practices = 227 The police ethos = 230 Notes = 234 Bibliography = 286 Index = 302