Abstract
Empirical work on criminological theories in Asia has been increasing. However, few comprehensive and systematic reviews on the application of criminological theories in Asia have been conducted. Using a systematic quantitative literature review method on peer-reviewed English-language journal articles, we aim to provide an overview of the use of five major criminological theories in Asia: (1) strain; (2) social learning; (3) control; (4) routine activity; and (5) developmental and life-course. In particular, we address the following four questions: (1) how often are these theories tested in which region of Asia?; (2) what methodology is used to test these theories?; (3) to what extent are these theories supported in the Asian context?; and (4) what cultural uniqueness in the Asian context is taken into account in testing these theories, and what role and effect do they play in analysis and outcome? Findings indicate that the relationship between these theories and the Asian regions is skewed; many studies do not employ rigorous methodologies; these theories are either fully or partially supported in the Asian context; and only a few studies have analyzed the cultural uniqueness of the Asian context, and no effect of cultural uniqueness of the Asian context was found. Research implications for developing criminology in Asia are discussed.
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25 January 2018
Due to an oversight during typesetting, the original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The second author’s name is Chen-Fu Pai, not Cheng-Fu Pai. The original article has been corrected.
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While Taiwan is not listed as an Asian country in the UNSD list, we decided to include it because numerous empirical studies have been conducted independently in Taiwan (Hebenton and Jou 2013).
Asterisk (*) indicates a wildcard. Note that the wildcard in the Criminal Justice Abstracts is “?”.
This includes studies that employed mixed methods.
For this reason, the number of the journal articles and the total sum of “fully supported,” “partially supported,” and “not supported” are not consistent.
Consistent with the previous section, this includes studies with mixed methods.
Although the definition of harmony is not clear, Liu (2016, p. 215) considers it important in the Asian context where a high value is placed upon “group/relationship harmony, conflict avoidance, self-sacrifice, and compromise when personal interests are harmed or personal conflict arises.”
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Suzuki, M., Pai, CF. & Islam, M.J. Systematic Quantitative Literature Review on Criminological Theories in Asia. Asian Criminology 13, 129–151 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-017-9262-9
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