TY - JOUR
T1 - Dark, cold and hungry, but full of mutual trust
T2 - Manners among the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake victims
AU - Abe, Tsuneyuki
AU - Wiwattanapantuwong, Juthatip
AU - Honda, Akio
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - It was reported with praise by the worldwide media that victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster endured the aftermath in a civil manner. We analyzed official crime statistics and investigated data that were collected from residents in disaster-stricken areas. Official statistics showed that crime decreased during the disaster period. Collected data suggest that criminal and deviant behavior were extremely rare, and that the victims helped each other, apparently altruistically. Further research on actual behavior in post-disaster environments is necessary in order to sufficiently prepare for future disasters.
AB - It was reported with praise by the worldwide media that victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster endured the aftermath in a civil manner. We analyzed official crime statistics and investigated data that were collected from residents in disaster-stricken areas. Official statistics showed that crime decreased during the disaster period. Collected data suggest that criminal and deviant behavior were extremely rare, and that the victims helped each other, apparently altruistically. Further research on actual behavior in post-disaster environments is necessary in order to sufficiently prepare for future disasters.
KW - Crime
KW - Emergent norm
KW - Looting
KW - Panic
KW - Post-disaster utopia
KW - Tsunami
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U2 - 10.11621/pir.2014.0101
DO - 10.11621/pir.2014.0101
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904434876
SN - 2074-6857
VL - 7
SP - 4
EP - 13
JO - Psychology in Russia: State of the Art
JF - Psychology in Russia: State of the Art
IS - 1
ER -
