Criminal Policy: Stance and Scope

Author: Liang Genlin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Based on the disciplinary positioning of criminal policy studies as a "science of observation," "science of critique," "science of decision-making," and an "metaphysical knowledge system," Liang Genlin's research on criminal policy issues fully pays attention to the progressive advancement of both empirical examination and normative prospecting. The normative prospecting also fully considers necessity, rationality, and feasibility, making the solutions he designs for specific criminal policy issues both proactive and prudent, with strong operationality. Liang Genlin's analysis of the abolition or retention of the death penalty, which essentially is not a legal issue but a political one, not only demonstrates the considerable intellectual depth of his criminal policy research and showcases his adept academic command but also enriches his criminal policy analysis of the death penalty with extensive academic information, truly achieving a harmonious blend of profound thought and broad information. The publication of the "Series on Criminal Policy Research" marks Liang Genlin's maturity and independence in criminal policy research and is sufficient to establish him as an academic peak in the field of criminal policy. Liang Genlin's approach to criminal policy research, starting from the perspective of punishment and then expanding to the entire criminal law, has formed a distinctive academic personality, thereby advancing the development of criminal policy research in China through his unique academic contributions.