Research On The Crime Causes Of Chinese Contemporary College Students

Chinese college students are regarded as elite of the society and embody the future of China. However, according to the official statistics, there are 1.26% college students who committed crimes and put into prison. This contrasts greatly to the nice image of college students rooted in general public's minds. Facing with the alarming figure of college student criminals, researchers and judicial professional are attempting to find out the causes which lead to the tragedy. Though deep and thorough researches and discussions have been done from perspectives of class, economic, social, physiological, psychological, there is still lack of a mechanism which can fully interpret the underlying motives that motivates the college students to commit crimes.Given the unique features of college students group and the transforming era in which policies of economy, politics and education are undergoing great changes in China, this dissertation makes a review of the academic history of different crime-cause theories: anthropology; biology; psychopathology; sociology; psychology. The academic review discovers that Social Control theory is a theory that can be used to interpret college students committing crimes in a positive, practical and comprehensive way. It throws light to the causes that result in rising criminal cases of Chinese college students.The Social Bond refers to the binding relationship of an individual to the conventional society. It is a cohesive tie which connects the individual with his living surroundings. The author of this dissertation holds that three major elements make up the social bond: attachment, self-identity and belief. They are related to each other. Of the three elements, attachment is the core and basis. No attachment, no self-identity. Self-identity is extension of attachment and it stimulates attachment. Belief is the sublimed stage of self-identity where new attachment is developed and elevated. The three elements are correlated and contribute to a wholesome life. If any of the three elements is weakened or degraded or deprived, it will result in criminal behavior.This dissertation focuses on the chain element of social bond and analyzes the effects of family, school and society on social bond. The weakening of attachment, degrading of self-identity and lack of belief are three most important factors that contribute to college students committing crimes. Firstly, it analyzes the causes which weaken the attachment and points out that generation gap and problem family make college students less attached to family and that unqualified teachers and lapse in student services weakens students'attachment to school and that negative influence of market economy isolates students from the mainstream of society. Secondly, it analyses the causing factors which lead to degradation of self identity and finds that improper way of education, lack of campus culture and negative social environment. Lastly, it analyzes the contributors that account for the lack of belief among college students among which are unhealthy family surrounding, lack of humanity education, diffusion of vulgar popular culture unhealthy desire for wealth.The three elements of social bond are fully demonstrated in the case of racketeer Qi Dawei. The fact that Qi Dawei became a criminal shows the problems existing in college campus: first, many students neglect their study and begin doing business to make money. This leads to wrong attachment to the society and wrong self-identity which eventually make them lack of belief and become slaver of money. Second, the wrong concept of uselessness of knowledge which makes them detached from college and unable to devote their time and energy into study can not help college students cultivate right belief and world view. Third, the problems exist in the self-control mechanism of college students. This self-control mechanism involves college students'self-image, ethic values and awareness of abiding law. Unsound self-control mechanism results in the collapse of social bond which leads to detachment of college students from family, school and society. Consequently, they can not identify themselves with the society and form a proper faith. All in all, it is the break-up of social bond which leads to various criminal behaviors.In light of the above analysis that it is break-up of social bond which leads to college students crimes, the author of the dissertation holds that precaution is the key to preventing college students from committing crimes and advances precautionary measures. That is, nurturing of family; Educational guidance of university; the reconstruction of social morality. In the meantime, fixing the break-up social bond can help the students who committed crimes return into the society and contribute their talents to the society.