The interesting thing was that the growth is the greatest among elderly people over 65 - retirees in fact.
Senior citizens are committing crimes at increasing rates way outstripping other age groups.
This is significant as Japan is a country not known for a lot of criminal activity with social stigmas and mores repressing most.
An expert suggested that boredom may be the cause with retirees feeling neglected and isolated and wanting to do something so they turn to petty crime like shoplifting and pickpocketing..
Another school of thought is that Japan has inadequate security and welfare provisions so that older people are seeking being locked up to receive free food and housing.
Maybe our government needs to look at this and prevent it happening in New Zealand.
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Well, that was a post.
Mm.
Not sure that I agree with that but we do need a bit more put in to health, education and welfare at the same time as making sure that there is no fraud and abuse.
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