@article{dcf77c89f74f466f98419cbd96721ba8,
title = "Framing Capital Punishment in Japan: Avoidance, Ambivalence, and Atonement",
author = "Mari Kita and Johnson, \{David T.\}",
note = "This article examines how two of Japan's largest newspapers frame death penalty issues. Through a content analysis of 7,153 Asahi and Nikkei articles in the 66-month period from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012, 11 death penalty frames are identified: inevitability, atonement by dying, atonement by living, victims' rights and emotions, human rights, miscarriage of justice, calls for discussion, life without parole, deterrence, public support, and retribution.",
year = "2014",
month = apr,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1007/S11417-014-9189-3",
language = "American English",
volume = "9",
journal = "Asian Journal of Criminology",
}