Book Review Shoji Imafuku, The Rehabilitation System as Culture: The Spirit of "Altruism" That Accompanies Rehabilitation (Minerva Shobo, October 1, 2024)

This translation presents an English rendering of a book review examining Shoji Imafuku's The Rehabilitation System as Culture: The Spirit of "Altruism" That Accompanies Rehabilitation (Minerva Shobo, 2024). The review critically assesses the book's contributions as institutional theory, its practical utility for frontline practitioners, and the empirical grounding of its arguments, with particular attention to Japan's volunteer probation officer (VPO) system and its philosophical underpinnings.