2025
Steven F. Messner Outstanding Book Award
Amy Adamczyk, City University of New York
Understanding Cross-National Public Opinion about Abortion
Bin Liang, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
Jianhong Liu, Macau University of Science and Technology
Chinese Netizens’ Opinions on Death Sentences: An Empirical Examination
Jianhong Liu Outstanding Paper Award
Wanlin Lin, Sun Yat-sen University
Peng Wang, University of Hong Kong
Extralegal Governance: The Social Order of Illegal Markets in China
Ivan Sun Young Scholar Outstanding Research Award
Xinting Wang, Henan University
Shuai Wei, University of Liverpool
President’s Service Award
Hong Lu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Honorable Mentions:
Chenghui Zhang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Shuai Wei, University of Liverpool.
Shanhe Jiang Outstanding Student Paper Award
Bo Zhang, Bangor University
Exploring Situational Triggers of Intimate Partner Femicide within the Ecological Framework: Evidence from Married Females in China
ACCCJ Student Travel Award
Guyu Sun, University of Maryland, College Park
Stephanie Ha, University of Delaware
Yi-Syuan (Ethan) Jian, University of Delaware
2023
Fan Pan, University of Hong Kong
The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime in China: A Socio-Spatial Perspective
2022
Xiaoshuang “Iris” Luo, University of California, Irvine
An Empirical Test of Procedural Fairness, Legitimacy and Public Cooperation with the Police in China
2020
Yunran Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Control, peer effects, and normalization of recreational drug use in China: Gender as a moderator
2019
Shuai Wei, University of Cambridge
Gendered Justice in China: Victim-Offender Mediation as the “Different Voice” of Female Judges
Weidi Liu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (Honorable Mention)
Situational Action Theory and School Bullying: A Case in the Far East
2018
Tobias Smith, University of California, Berkeley
Partial Disclosure: Secrecy and Transparency in Chinese Death Penalty Decisions
Xiaoshuang Luo, University of California, Irvine (Honorable Mention)
Gender and Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization: A Comparison of American and Chinese College Students
2017*
Brandie Pugh & Luye Li, University of Delaware
Understanding of Why Women Stay in Physically Abusive Relationships: A Comparative Study of Chinese and American College Students
Yan Zhang, The Australia National University
Police Discretion and Restorative Justice in China: Stories from the Street-level Police
*Two awards were given this year.
2016
Lin Liu, University of Delaware
Police officers’ attitudes toward citizens in China
2015
Award was not given.
2014
Luye Li, University of Delaware
Tolerance of Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Study of Chinese and American Students’ Attitudes