Data sources in Chinese crime and criminal justice research

Liu, Jianhong

doi:10.1007/s10611-008-9135-3

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“…Various researchers (e.g. Heimer & Thøgersen, 2006;Liu, 2008) have identified the historical, cultural and political obstacles in attempting to conduct empirical criminological research in China. Criminological research was openly forbidden in China for 27 years prior to 1979 (Bakken, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

'The Dragon Breathes Smoke': Cigarette Counterfeiting in the People's Republic of China

Shen¹,

Antonopoulos²,

Lampe³

2009

British Journal of Criminology

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This article aims at providing an account of the social organisation of the cigarette counterfeiting business in the People"s Republic of China; a business that has been feeding the cigarette black markets around the globe. Specifically, we aim to exhibit the scale and nature of cigarette counterfeiting in mainland China, describe the practices and actors in the different phases of the trade, and examine the role of corruption and violence in the particular business. We argue that cigarette counterfeiting is one of the side-effects of China"s reform and "opening up" policy, and a feature of the country"s economic development process.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

'The Dragon Breathes Smoke': Cigarette Counterfeiting in the People's Republic of China

Shen¹,

Antonopoulos²,

Lampe³

2009

British Journal of Criminology

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“…In 1978 China's 'open door' policy and subsequent economic reforms made profitable economic development and entrepreneurship a national goal, (Liu 2008) and this came a massive expansion of illegal gambling. However the race for profits, now nationally sanctioned, opened the door for numerous 'get rich quick' schemes.…”

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Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use

Harding

2016

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies

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This chapter considers youth offending and youth justice in contemporary China noting significant changes due to the rapid economic transformation. Once famous for its low crime rates, the apparent rapid rise in Chinese juvenile delinquency has left the media 'wondering what transformed these little "flowers of the motherland" into "carnivorous plants". The chapter charts changes from the yanda (hard strikes) crackdown in 1983 to the highly publicised anti-crime crackdown in Chongqing. Despite limited data, a picture is emerging of changing influence of triads and altered relationships between organised crime and street gangs, noting street gangs are increasing due to an influx of rural migrants to the mega-cities. The chapter touches upon the risk factors and emergent arguments of this contemporary phenomenon, noting that Zhang et al (1997:299) has suggested that 'China is in an early stage of gang development' possibly equivalent to the USA from 1930s to the 1960s.

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“…It is also important to note that even less attention has been paid to comparative studies on the Chinese criminal justice (Cao and Hou, 2001; Lambert and Jiang, 2006). Difficulties of doing research in China on these topics include issues related to collecting data, access to existing data, and the sensitivity of topics (Dai, 2008; Liang and Wilson, 2008; Liu, 2008; Lu and Kelly, 2008). In sum, the lack of empirical research and inconsistent findings lead to no firm conclusions about Chinese views on their criminal justice system.…”

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Confidence in the criminal justice system: Differences between citizens and criminal justice officials in China

Dai

2013

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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This article examines citizens' confidence in the Chinese criminal justice system, with data from the surveys collected in three provincial capitals with a random sampling strategy in 2007 and 2008. Multivariate analyses are conducted, and follow-up questions are explored with a comparative approach to assess the differences between public perceptions and the views of criminal justice officials within the current social context. The sample sizes for citizens and officials were 217 and 90, respectively. Findings show that the majority of citizens and officials believed that there was a lack of confidence in the Chinese criminal justice system, as demonstrated in the recent 'anger-venting' events. This finding is inconsistent with the limited empirical literature on public attitudes in China. The important factors such as perceptions of fairness, corruption and extortion of confessions are explored, and policy implications are discussed.

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Data sources in Chinese crime and criminal justice research

Cited by 23 publications

References 29 publications

'The Dragon Breathes Smoke': Cigarette Counterfeiting in the People's Republic of China

'The Dragon Breathes Smoke': Cigarette Counterfeiting in the People's Republic of China

Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use

Confidence in the criminal justice system: Differences between citizens and criminal justice officials in China

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