ABSTRACT
Criminology and victimology are fields of study and practice that represent negative aspects of individual and social provinces, that of inter- and intra-personal harm, injury and violation and our responses to these negative aspects. Positive criminology represents the attempt to bring positive values into this negative scene. This chapter describes several possible negative-positive vectors, and indicates the contribution of positive criminology to each of them. It describes limitations of positive criminology and suggests a future direction of development of the science of the positive. The chapter suggests several positive vs. negative vectors of experience. Positive criminology emphasizes crime desistance in a broad implication that includes a process of transformation of belief system, thoughts, emotional realm and behavior and also includes prevention of criminality at any level. Positive criminology represents a wide perspective that may include various theories, perceptions, models and assumptions about moral, social and law-enforcement responses to criminality, social deviance and victimization and about transformation of individuals and groups.
