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Study Of Policing In China, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

This article is a critique of Western approach to the study of Chinese policing, with a proposition, i.e., the study of policing in China should be conducted from bottoms up and inside out, by adopting an indigenous perspective and as informed by local data. This article is organized into three sections. Section I discusses “Problems with the Study of Chinese Policing in the West.” It points out that Western study of Chinese law and policing is factually ill informed and theoretically unsubstantiated. Section II: “Policing with Chinese Characteristics: Another Approach” argues for the studying of Chinese policing from inside out …

Chinese Thinking On Crime And Punishment: Old And New, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

ABSTRACT As a scholarly discipline, criminology in China is growing in stature, maturity, and utility. To date, there are very few investigations into Chinese thinking of crime, punishment and control in China. This is a first attempt to do so.

The article begins with an exploration of “Literature on law, crime and punishment in China.” This is followed by discussions on “The idea of crime (“Fanzui”),” “Traditional thinking on crime and punishment in China,” and “Contemporary thinking on crime and punishment in China.” Finally, the conclusion summarizes what we have learned.

How Chinese E-Public Feel And Think About Corruption, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

On June 23, 2004, the China National Auditing Office stunned the nation with the submission its 2003 Audit Report to the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The Audit Report uncovered extensive financial improprieties and egregious budgetary irregularities within various government offices and by many local officials. A systematic review of literature uncovers no investigation on the Chinese people’s reception and reaction to the Audit Storm. This is a first attempt to do so.

This is a research into the “feelings” and “thinking” of Chinese internet users on (anti) - corruption in China. Specially, it tries to …

The Study Of Criminology (犯罪學) In China, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

As a scholarly discipline, criminology in China is growing in stature, maturity, and utility. In a short 30 years since 1979, China has successfully established criminology as a scientific field of study with well defined subjects, recognized scholars, and copious research/publications.

To date, there is very few systematic and comprehensive study of criminology (in English language) as an emerging and important field of academic discipline in China. As a result, we know very little about its focus and scope, direction and trend, theories and findings, problems and issues. This is a first attempt to do so.

The article begins with …