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Developing Comparative Criminology and the Case of China

An Introduction

Rhode Island College

Although comparative criminology has made significant development during the past decade or so, systematic empirical research has only developed along a few topics. Comparative criminology has never occupied a central position in criminology. This article analyzes the major theoretical and methodological impediments in the development of comparative criminology. It stresses a need to shift methodology from a conventional primary approach that uses the nation as the unit of analysis to an in-depth case study method as a primary methodological approach. The article maintains that case study method can overcome the limitation of its descriptive tradition and become a promising methodological approach for comparative criminology.

Key Words: comparative criminology • international criminology • case study • China • methodology

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 51, No. 1, 3-8 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06295774


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