Tomoko Saito

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,Department of Human Culture,Welfare CourseProfessor
Last Updated :2026/03/31

■Achievement List

Paper

  • Utilization of Child Abuse Death Case Studies Using Court Records
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, This study, we examined the court records of cases of child abuse deaths by parents, and investigated the circumstances of families and children before the abuse deaths, the state of mind of the parents, and the relationship with related organizations.Using the results as material for case studies, we thought that conducting case study meetings would improve the quality of professionals involved in child abuse and lead to the prevention of child abuse cases that will occur in the future., European Society of Criminology 2025 Poster Presentation, European Society of Criminology, Sep. 2025, Peer-reviewed
  • Crime and Sentencing of Parents Who Committed Crimes in Child Abuse Death Cases Accusation and sentencing of perpetrators of child abuse deaths
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, In the event of a child abuse case, the police arrest the parent and then hand him over to the procuracy office, which prosecutes him at trial and decides on the prosecution and sentencing of the defendant. In this study, we analyzed court records and presented the results of the survey, including the relationship with welfare institutions., European Society of Criminology 2024 Poster Presentation, National Organization of Forensic Social Work, Sep. 2024, Peer-reviewed
  • Advancing forensic social work for justice-involved people in Japan,The challenges and the next steps
    Joint Author, Akira Sudo (Komazawa Junior College); Hiroyuki Toi (Toyo University); Tomoko Saito (Teikyo Heisei University), This study illustrates the development of forensic social work for justice-involved people in Japan, and discusses the challenges social workers face when working within and across different, National Organization of Forensic Social Work Conference (NOFSW), National Organization of Forensic Social Work, Jun. 2019, Peer-reviewed
  • Study of trial records for cases of child abuse resulting in dearh
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, Referring to cases of child abuse deaths by local governments, this paper analyzed the court records of the perpetrators of child abuse cases, and studied the process for human resource development of professionals involved in child abuse., Judicial welfare research, Seikatsu Shoin (Japan Society of Judicial Welfare), 15号, 62, 82, Aug. 2015, Peer-reviewed
  • Examination of social work using precedents for child abuse death cases
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, I analyzed child abuse death cases based on precedent data and other data bases, referring to precedents. Based on the results of the analysis, we made recommendations on the ideal way of social work to prevent abuse by examining case studies., Bulletin of Teikyo Heisei University, Teikyo Heisei University, 23巻, 第1号, 1, 16, Mar. 2012
  • Social Work for Stateless Children in Need of Protection
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, This study examines cases from social work practices related to nationality for children in need of protection and compares them with legal precedents, and examines the future of social work., Child abuse and neglect, Kongo Publishing (Japan Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse), 9巻, 第1号, 55 頁, 67頁, Apr. 2007, Peer-reviewed
  • Examination of support for children with mild developmental disabilities in children in need of protection
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, This study examined cases of support for children with mild developmental disabilities in children's homes, stated that it is necessary to create a manual on "response to children with mild developmental disabilities in children's homes", and said that cooperation between related institutions is important., Child abuse and neglect, Health Work Association (Japan Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse), 8, 第1号, 39 頁, 50頁, May 2006, Peer-reviewed
  • Problems of developmental disabilities in children in need of protection
    Sole Author, TOMOKO SAITO, I understood the fact that children with developmental disabilities were included in social care children, and compared the similarities between the symptoms of developmental disabilities, such as restlessness on the part of the child, difficulty in building relationships with others, and other self-harm caused by abuse. Based on case studies, it was discussed that early assessment and clarifying the role of related organizations for support should be discussed., Social Work Research, Japan University of Social Welfare Society of Social Welfare, 第45号, 89 頁, 92頁, Jan. 2006

Books And Other Publications

  • Multiple author, Jan. 2019
  • Multiple author, Mar. 2008

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • 01 Oct. 2023, 30 Sep. 2023 - 01 Oct. 2023, Japanese, Japan, Domestic conferences, Not International Collabolation, Symposiums, workshop panels (appointed)
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■University education and qualification information

Qualifications, licenses

  • 01 Oct. 1991
  • 01 Mar. 2007
  • 01 Mar. 2008
  • 01 Dec. 2008
  • 01 Mar. 2009
  • 01 May 2010
  • 01 Aug. 2016
  • 01 Sep. 2016