Interested in learning more about how LEGO® can be used in social science research? Don’t miss this workshop by Prof Jessica Li, moderated by Dr Vincent Cheng @HongKongPolyU! ⏲️23 October 2026, 11:00am–12:15pm (HKT) 🔗 Registration (in-person & online): forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zZqt…

💌Profs Guangzhen Wu @UUtah & Jianhong Liu @UM_1981 finds that stronger collective efficacy is linked to lower fear of crime and can buffer the effects of perceived disorder and crime, highlighting fear as a socially produced outcome shaped by neighbourhood social processes.

Drs Yuliang Lu & Shuai Wei @shuaiwei2 find that Chinese judges often omit LGBTQ+ identities or moralise LGBTQ+ relationships in court judgments, showing how institutional heteronormativity can be reproduced through everyday judicial practice Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10…

🎉New research by Profs Min Xie & Eric Baumer @UMDCriminology finds that counties with larger undocumented immigrant populations have lower odds of violent victimization, pointing to potential public safety benefits of more inclusive immigration policies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

🚨What does the public think about criminal trials in China? Profs Bin Liang @OkStateSocio, Hua Zhong @SociologyCUHK & colleagues examine how law & non-law students assess a recorded trial, offering insights into judicial transparency & trial practice. 👀:journals.sagepub.com/doi/epu…

🚨 Why do some people report police misconduct formally while others turn to friends, family or informal channels? Dr Sishi Wu & Dr Zachary Powell @csusb_cjus examine how people recognise misconduct, perceive its seriousness & decide how to report it Read@ doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-01-20…

🎉Who counts as a third party in criminal proceedings? Prof. Moulin Xiong draws on China’s experience and proposes a new framework distinguishing authorities, formal participants & informal participants to better reflect the diverse actors involved in criminal justice.

🚨Prof. Hua Zhong @SociologyCUHK, Qing Xiao @QingXIAO__Comm, Jingjia Xiao @JingjiaXiao0421 & colleagues find that harmful meme culture may fuel offline bullying among adolescents, highlighting how peer norms and reduced recognition of discrimination help link meme use to bullying

📢Prof Xiaojin Chen from Tulane University @Tulane & colleagues find that relationship between walkability and crime is nonlinear and varies by crime type & neighborhood disadvantage. High walkability may have a protective effect in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

🎉How do cyber fraudsters respond to intensified policing? Drs You Zhou @YouZhouSDTC from @uonlawschool, Jia Qu & their collaborators find that stronger perceived policing increases criminals' intentions to displace, but criminal opportunities and motivations shape the effect.

ACCCJ summer delegation stop two! 🙌 We had wonderful time at the Taiwan National Chung Cheng University for the International Conference on Juvenile Substance Abuse Prevention and Crime Control In Taiwan. What a lovely gathering! 🎊

🎊🎊The ACCCJ Summer Delegate Programme has officially kicked off! Our first stop was at @HongKongPolyU, featuring Professor Liqun Cao’s inspiring talk and an engaging postgraduate workshop. Excited for the conversations, connections, and ideas ahead!

🎊Prof. Yiwei Xia and Zijun Liu’s new study finds that crime in China remains highly concentrated and spatially stable across cities and over time, while highlighting the important role of transportation networks in shaping crime distribution. Full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Together with ACCCJ and @SociologyCUHK, Professor Liqun Cao will be giving a talk on policing in Taiwan tomorrow at @HongKongPolyU! The talk will also be livestreamed at: youtube.com/live/Fr_AxxDAZgw We look forward to seeing you online!

🎉Research by Profs Liqun Cao @OT_FSSH & Xiaohan Mei @CalStateLA provides the first quantitative evidence that substantive justice is the strongest driver of satisfaction with police - and helps explain why Indigenous communities report lower satisfaction tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

📢Profs. Ivan Sun @UDSocCJ, Yuning Wu @waynestate, & Yunan Chen, with PhD students Ethan Jian & Wei Wang, examine how police officers evaluate AI-assisted policing across different enforcement scenarios in a major northern Chinese city. Read full paper: link.springer.com/article/10…

📢Profs. Hua Zhong & Nicole Cheung & PhD candidate Yuxuan Gu from @SociologyCUHK find that boarding schools do not hinder student development. Strong school bonds, reduced deviant exposure, and structured environments driving positive outcomes. Full paper:muse.jhu.edu/issue/56689

🚨 Analyzing 12 U.S. cities, Dr. Xiaoshuang Iris Luo @lxs1202 from @uakron finds that crime remains highly concentrated in a small number of street segments. However, city-level conditions shape long-term crime trajectories. @SpringerCrim Read full paper: link.springer.com/article/10…