When Care Becomes Killing: Exploring the Motives for Eldercide by Family Caregivers in Japan
When Care Becomes Killing: Exploring the Motives for Eldercide by Family Caregivers in Japan
Masahiro Suzuki Akinori Otani Sho Sagara a Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKb Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japanc Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, JapanMasahiro Suzuki, PhD, is lecturer at the Department of Criminology, Sociology, and Social Policy, Loughborough University, United Kingdom. His research interests include restorative justice, youth offending, desistance, juvenile justice, and comparative criminology. As an early career researcher, he has more than 40 publications and has received an award from the Asian Criminological Society, International Society of Criminology, and Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology.Akinori Otani, PhD, is assistant professor at the Faculty of Law, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan. His research interests lie in criminal justice, treatment of offenders and prison policy. He published a monograph on a prison living standards in 2021.Sho Sagara, PhD, is associate professor at the Department of Social work and Child Science, Saitama Prefectural University, Japan. His research focuses on desistance from crime and delinquency and recovery from substance use disorder. He is interested in qualitative methods, especially in the narrative approach. As an early career researcher, he has more than 20 publications and has received several awards.