Abstract Theappearance of Victim- Offender Mediation shows that another conception of crime is possible . A comparative analysis under the background of traditional crime theory fully demonstrates theconfrontation between two kinds of crime knowledge andideas .From the macro point of view,the different conceptions stem from great differences in observation route and methodology . The traditional crime theory is a far-distance observation model,leading to the ″nation-centered″c onception of crime . The Victim-Offender Mediation theory is based on the close-distance observation model,and has developed into the″v ictim-centered″c onception of crime .A radiate confrontation and tension is thus created in the following fields :social dangers theory,criminal law relations and victim's consent theory . This introspective dimension of Victim-Offender Mediation is very interpretive of crimes violating individual legal interests and offers an important angle for reassessing and improving traditional crime theory .
