Abstract: After a longterm development， the western criminology theory came into a choke point period at the end of 1970s. Likewise， the crime causation theory of Chinas criminology got into a state of stagnation after a booming period. There exists a conflict between falsification and integration on how to develop the theory in western criminology， and the integration at issue in China has brought about difficulties in developing the criminology theory. Such methods as falsification and integration should play different roles in different aspects. In terms of theoretical research， the falsification approach， onesided but profound， should be adopted. When it comes to clarifying criminology theories and preventing crimes， the integration approach should play an essential role.

Key words: criminology, crime causation theory, development way