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Contemporary Issues in Crime, Criminal Justice and Criminology in Greater China: Editors’ Introduction

This special issue Contemporary Issues in Crime, Criminal justice and Criminology in Greater China, was commissioned specifically as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States (ACCCJ). The purpose of the special issue was seen as showcasing both ACCCJ members’ and others research contributions on crime, criminal justice and criminology in the Greater China region. Our editors’ introduction has three parts. First, a short history of the development of ACCCJ, which fills a formal gap, since there is no current published historical backdrop to the institutional development of the association. Second, a necessarily brief analysis of the development of criminology in Chinese societies over the last decade (2010–2020). Finally, a contextualisation of the papers selected for this special issue. As editors, we wish to gratefully acknowledge the fulsome help and assistance of the journal editor in chief Dr Mark T. Palermo, Sage the publisher of the journal, and of course the authors who have worked hard on revisions to manuscripts submitted via the peer review process.