Research On Crime Prevention Idea Of Confucius And Mencius

Be prepared in advance, then you will achieve success, without any preparation inadvance, then you will be a loser. Organize your words before speaking, then you won’t losecontrol in your justification. Make plans before doing, then you won’t meet troubles orfrustrations. Make decision before acting, then you won’t get mistakes or regrets. Plan theroute before start, then you won’t lose the way. This is the thoughts of great referencesignificance on preparing from Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius, and on the matter oftreating crimes, Confucius thinks that it is the tyranny, poverty, and damage of system etc. thatlead to the crimes, and then on this basis suggests the crime prevention idea of to guide thepublic with morality and to assimilate the public with ritual, to make poor people rich and toget unstable society harmonious. And during the Warring States Period, at the same time ofinheriting and developing the Confucianism, Mencius advises that it is also the socialsituation of general struggle for personal interests etc., and the personal cultivation chockpoint of no mercy, and the predicament of the society disorder without etiquette etc. thatcauses crimes. Confucius and Mencius also give suggestion on the relevant preventivemeasures of the cause of crimes on their own point of view. And just as they state, honoretiquette, implement benevolent governance, and educate the public with morality, and thenget the people fixed assets under tax mitigation, only by which can crimes get prevented fromthe beginning. From this we can know that the crime prevention idea of Confucius andMencius has a full contain of the moral thoughts of relying on the people, showing mercy onpeople, being prudent on punishment, and at the same time gives the high trust on humannature to be good. Undeniable, any thoughts from any ideologists can’t be beyond of theperiod he is living in, either did Confucius or Mencius. There is prejudice due to the time andtheory in their crime prevention ideas, that is too much relies on the morality, and too hightrust on the human nature. However, the law is of hysteresis quality, and criminal penality isnot everything. In the current opening time, when various thoughts are spread, and personalityand passion are highly praised, moral restraint is still worth for our reference to control thecriminal motive with morality.