TITLE:
The Future of Criminological Theory: Tendency and Construction Methods
AUTHORS:
Xiaofei Wang, Ying Zhuang
KEYWORDS:
General Theory of Crime, Human Nature, Law-Abiding Behavior, Crime Behavior
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.5 No.3,
March
30,
2018
ABSTRACT: At present, most famous criminologists believe that the future trend of criminology theory is to construct the general theory of crime by theoretical verification and theoretical integration. On the basis of criticizing the two construction methods separately, this study finds that in the future,only the crime theory that general theory of crime of unlimited approaching can be constructed. And it puts forward the construction methods: one is the good and evil of human nature is integrated. The second is the integrated explanation of law-abiding behavior and crime behavior. The third is the integrated explanation of conducive to criminals and crime behavior.