This paper aims at bringing up a perspective to examine the relationship between policies and recognition of facts behind them. First, we will observe transformation of criminological thought and ways of dealing with crime, and confirm the correspondence, looking back to history of criminology (II). Then, we will explore what causes the transformation and how a certain policy is chosen (III). I will make the point through the work that ways of coping with crime and roles of punishment are influenced by our ways of thinking about crime and criminals rather than effectiveness of policies, and also that we should reconsider current policies for crime and how to use punishment in the historical context from this point of view.
