Kouno A, Johnson C F
Medical Examiner of Osaka Prefecture, Osaka Medical Examiner's Office, Japan.
Child Abuse Negl. 1995 Jan;19(1):25-31. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(94)00108-7.
The coin-operated-locker baby is a type of child abuse that may be unique to Japan. The term refers to newborns who are placed, while alive or dead, in coin-operated lockers. This practice has been decreased by specific measures. It is likely that social and economic variables in Japan account for differences in the frequency and types of child abuse cases when compared to American or European societies as social conditions in Japan change the reported incidence of child abuse may increase in the future. Recently, the government of Osaka organized a group specifically designed to deal with the detection and protection of abused and neglected children. In 1993, they published a manual on how to deal with child abuse, but the Japanese judicial administration still uses old laws for abuse cases. The development of new laws is occurring in parts of the country now. This paper introduces the present status of coping with child abuse and neglect in Japan.
投币式储物柜弃婴是一种可能为日本所特有的虐待儿童形式。该术语指的是被放置在投币式储物柜中的新生儿，无论其是活着还是已经死亡。通过一些具体措施，这种行为已有所减少。与美国或欧洲社会相比，日本的社会和经济变量可能是导致虐待儿童案件的频率和类型存在差异的原因，因为随着日本社会状况的变化，未来报告的虐待儿童发生率可能会上升。最近，大阪政府组织了一个专门小组，旨在处理受虐待和被忽视儿童的发现与保护问题。1993年，他们出版了一本关于如何处理虐待儿童问题的手册，但日本司法行政部门在处理虐待案件时仍沿用旧法。目前该国部分地区正在制定新的法律。本文介绍了日本应对虐待和忽视儿童问题的现状。
