Obstacles to Understanding Chinese Policing

Abstract This article provides an overview of frontier issues of policing in China by examining the roles of police during the pandemic. It starts with a short introduction to the challenges and overall performance of China in keeping social order in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Then, it outlines four major missions the Chinese police have pursued, each with a sketch of what has been done and how law enforcement officials have managed to achieve their goals. It follows with a further insight into their strategies in social control in connection with the latest reforms on policing. Finally, it concludes briefly with features of Chinese policing.

Download Full-text

Institutional procedural justice and street procedural justice in Chinese policing: The mediating role of moral alignment

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1177/0004865818782572 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 272-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ivan Y Sun ◽

Yuning Wu ◽

Jianhong Liu ◽

Maarten Van Craen

Keyword(s):

Procedural Justice ◽

Survey Data ◽

Police Officers ◽

The Public ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Fair Treatment ◽

Police Agencies ◽

Chinese Police ◽

Chinese Policing

Although the process-based model of policing has been widely tested, research on how procedural justice works within police agencies, particularly its impact on officer willingness to engage in procedurally fair behavior on the street, is relatively scant. Based on survey data collected from Chinese police officers, this study assessed the linkages between internal procedural justice and external procedural justice through the mechanisms of moral alignment with both supervisors and citizens and perceived citizen trustworthiness. Greater internal procedural justice was directly related to higher external procedural justice. Fair supervision helped build up moral alignment between officers and supervisors and between officers and citizens, which in turn led to stronger commitment to fair treatment of the public. Internal procedural justice and moral alignment with citizens also cultivated officers’ perceptions of public trustworthiness, which further strengthened officers’ fair treatment toward the public.

Download Full-text

Chinese Policing in a Time of Transition, 1978-2008

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1043986209349602 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 20-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Ivan Y. Sun ◽

Yuning Wu

Keyword(s):

Chinese Policing

Download Full-text

Chinese Policing: History and Reform

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews ◽

10.1177/0094306110361589bbb ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 213-215

Author(s):

B. Liang

Keyword(s):

Chinese Policing

Download Full-text

Research on policing in East Asia: a review of SSCI policing specialty journals

Policing An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/pijpsm-01-2014-0009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 612-629 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bitna Kim ◽

Arizona Wan-Chun Lin ◽

Eric Lambert

Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

East Asian ◽

Social Science Citation Index ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Content Type ◽

South Korean ◽

The Social ◽

Research Questions ◽

Chinese Policing ◽

Research And Policy

Purpose – Little information on dissemination of publications on policing issues in East Asia in which one-fifth of the world's population lives is available. The research questions for the paper are: how extensive is the coverage of papers focussing on policing in East Asia; on which East Asian countries have the papers covered during the 14-year period from 2000 to 2013; what are the topics/primary issues of policing in East Asia covered across the journals; and what are the affiliations represented of authors who have published papers on policing in East Asia. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This study is a content analysis of major policing specialty journals listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) in terms of the number and focus of studies on East Asian police papers. Data came from 1,123 papers published in three policing journals of Police Quarterly, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, and Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy during the period of 2000-2013. Findings – Only 3.4 percent (n=38) of the 1,123 articles published in the three journals were on policing issues in East Asia nations. The vast majority (76.3 percent) were published in Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. Staff issue was the most frequently researched topic. In total, 42 percent of the papers were on South Korean policing issues, followed by 31 percent on Chinese policing topics. Finally, about 45 percent of the papers were written by only US-affiliated authors, 40 percent by authors affiliated with institutions in East Asia, and only 16 percent were written in collaboration between authors associated with USA and East Asian institutions. Originality/value – The main intent of this study is to provide information seekers with a guide to what research on policing in East Asia is being published.

Download Full-text