eddiekou Kou Man Kit2024-09-11T19:07:19+08:00
rzhao@um.edu.mo
Tel
+853 8822 8835
Office
Rm.3024, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (E21)
Department of Sociology, University of Macau
Taipa, Macau SAR, China
Consultation Hours
Tuesday and Friday 9:00-10:00 or by appointment
Ruohui ZHAO 趙若輝
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, USA
B.A. in Archival Science, Wuhan University, China
Research Interests
Juvenile Delinquency
Domestic Violence
Theory Testing
Crime and Social Control in China
Domestic Violence
Theory Testing
Crime and Social Control in China
Publications
Journal Articles in English ( * denotes corresponding author):
- Wretman, C.*, Rizo, C., Zhao, R., Zhang, H., Radtke, S., Kim, J., Godoy, S., Luo, J., Gwaltney, A., Macy, R. (2024). Validation of Scales for Researching Stakeholders’ Attitudes Towards Domestic Violence in China. Violence Against Women.
- Yin, X. (UM PhD student) & Zhao, R.* (2024). Policing juvenile delinquency in China: Exploring the influence of officer-related individual and organizational factors on discretionary police decision-making. Children and Youth Services Review, 158, 107459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107459
- Zhao, R., Zhang, H., Wretman, C. J., Radtke, S. R., Rizo, C. F.*, Kim, J., & Macy, R. J. 2023). Exploring perceived legal and organizational support and attitudes on the decision to mediate or arrest in domestic violence cases: A study among community and criminal justice professionals in China. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231182411
- Zhao, R.*, & Yao, X. (UM PhD student) (2022). The relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents: The role of depressive symptoms and gender differences. Journal of School Violence, 21(1), 60-80. doi:10.1080/15388220.2021.1985327
- Kuo, S., Zhang, H. & Zhao, R* (2021). Research on family violence in Greater China: Opportunities, challenges, and development. Journal of Family Violence, 36, 637–641. doi:10.1007/s10896-021-00295-0
- Zhao, R.* (2021). Child maltreatment and adjustment to confinement: An exploratory study of male juvenile offenders in China. Journal of Family Violence, 36, 721–732. doi:10.1007/s10896-020-00191-z
- Li, S.*, Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2021). Examining the link between drug use disorders and crime among Chinese drug users receiving mandatory detoxification and treatment. Crime and Delinquency, 67(10), 1561-1581. doi:10.1177/0011128720939511
- Zhao, J, Wang, X., Zhang, H., & Zhao, R.* (2021). Rational choice theory applied to an explanation of juvenile offender decision making in the Chinese setting. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 65(4), 434-457. doi:10.1177/0306624X20931429
- Zhao, J., Zhang, H., & Zhao, R.* (2021). Sources of legal cynicism among students in China: The role of Western popular culture and social attachment. Journal of Crime and Justice, 44(1), 66-84. doi:10.1080/0735648X.2020.1768138
- Zhang, H., Zhao, R., Macy, R.J.*, Wretman, C.J., & Jiang, Y. (2021). A scoping review of 37 years of intimate partner violence research in China. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 22(4), 752-765. doi:10.1177/1524838019881738
- Kuo, S.Y., & Zhao, R. (2019). Prison misconduct among female inmates with mental disorders, substance abuse/dependence, and co-occurring disorders in Taiwan. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 43(3), 263-276. doi:10.1080/01924036.2019.1566081
- Zhao, R., Zhang, H., Zhao, J., & Wang, X. (2019). When the West meets the East: Cultural clash and its impacts on anomie in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Deviant Behavior, 40(10), 1187-1205. doi:10.1080/01639625.2018.1472934
- Zhang, H., & Zhao, R.* (2018). Empirical research on domestic violence in contemporary China—Continuity and advances. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(16), 4879-4887. doi:10.1177/0306624X18801468
- Zhao, R., Zhang, H., Jiang, Y., & Yao, X. (UM PhD student) (2018). The tendency to make arrests in domestic violence: Perceptions from police officers in China, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(16), 4923-4941. doi:10.1177/0306624X18801653
- Zhao, R. (2018). Impacts of the school context on victimization in a sample of Chinese adolescents: A multilevel approach. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 34(2), 196-218. doi:10.1177/1043986218761964
- Lai, Y., & Zhao, R. (2018). The Impacts of Neighborhood Context on Residents’ Satisfaction with Police Services in Metropolitan Taipei: A Multilevel Approach. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 41(2), 276-291. doi:10.1108/PIJPSM-11-2016-0160
- Ren, L., He, N., Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2017). Self-control, risky lifestyles, and victimization:A study with a sample of Chinese school youth. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 44(5), 695-716. doi:10.1177/0093854816674758
- Zhang, H., Zhao, J., Ren, L., & Zhao, R. (2017). Subculture, gang involvement, and delinquency: A study of incarcerated youth in China. Justice Quarterly, 34(6), 952-977. doi:10.1080/07418825.2016.1243254
- Zhang, H., Zhao, R.*, Zhao, J., & Ren, L. (2016). The impact of child sexual abuse and psychological distress on delinquency among incarcerated juveniles in China. Crime, Law and Social Change, 66(5), 447-464. doi:10.1007/s10611-016-9637-3
- Ren, L., Zhao, J., He, N., Marshall, I.M., Zhang, H., Zhao, R., & Jin, C. (2016). Testing for measurement invariance of attachment across Chinese and American adolescent samples. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60(8), 964-991. doi:10.1177/0306624X14566602
- Ren, L., Zhang, H., Zhao, J., & Zhao, R. (2016). Delinquent subculture and juvenile offenders’ attitudes toward the police in China. Police Quarterly, 19(1), 87-110. doi:10.1177/1098611115604450
- Cao, L., Zhao, J., Ren, L., & Zhao, R. (2015). Do In-group and out-group forms of trust matter in predicting confidence in order institutions? A study of three culturally distinctive countries. International Sociology, 30(6), 674-693. doi:10.1177/0268580915605651
- Zhang, H., Zhao, R., Ren, L., & Zhao, J. (2014). Social attachment and juvenile attitudes toward the police in China: Bridging Eastern and Western wisdom. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 51(6), 703-734. doi:10.1177/0022427814538034
- Zhang, H., Zhao, J., Ren, L., & Zhao, R. (2014). Social bonds, traditional models and juvenile attitudes toward the police in China. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 37(3), 596-611. Doi:10.1108/PIJPSM-10-2013-0106
- Hilal, S., Densley, J., & Zhao, R. (2013). Cops in college: Police officers’ perceptions on formal education. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 24(4), 461-477. doi:10.1080/10511253.2013.791332
- Cao, L., & Zhao, R. (2012). The impact of culture on acceptance of soft drugs across Europe. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(4), 296-305. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.04.002
- Liu, J., Zhao, R., Xiong, H., & Gong, J. (2012). Chinese legal traditions: Punitiveness versus mercy. Asia Pacific Journal of Police and Criminal Justice, 9(1), 17-33.
- Huang, K., Liu, J., Zhao, R., Zhao, G., & Friday, P.C. (2012). Chinese narcotics trafficking: A preliminary report. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56(1), 134-152. doi:10.1177/0306624X10389776
- Cao, L., Lai, Y., & Zhao, R. (2012). Shade of blue: Confidence in the police in the world. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(1), 40-49. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.11.006
- Zhao, R., & Liu, J. (2011). A system’s approach of crime prevention: The case of Macau. Asian Journal of Criminology, 6(2), 207-227. doi:10.1007/s11417-011-9117-8
- Zhao, R., & Cao, L. (2010). Social change and anomie—A cross-national study. Social Forces, 88(3), 1209-1229. doi:10.1353/sof.0.0312
- Cao, L., Zhao, R., Ren, L., & Zhao, J. (2010). Social support and anomie: A multilevel analysis of anomie in Europe and North America. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 54(4), 625-639. doi:10.1177/0306624×09334218
- Garland, B.E., Mccarty, W.P., & Zhao, R. (2009). Job satisfaction and organizational commitment in prisons—An examination of psychological staff, teachers, and unit management staff. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36(2), 163-183. doi:10.1177/0093854808327343
Journal Articles In Chinese:
- Zhao, R.* & Yao, X. (UM PhD student) (2022). Exploring the mechanism in improving the superivion of guardianship of minors in mainland China—Using Macau as a reference (完善我國內地非親權未成年人監護監督制度之探究—以澳門未成年人監護監督制度為鏡鑒). Journal of Chinese Youth Social Science (中國青年社會科學), 41 (3), 132-140.
- Liu, J., & Zhao, R. (2014). A Review of Macau Correctional System and Relevant Research—From the Comparative Perspective (比較犯罪學視野下的澳門犯罪矯治及其相關研究). Macau Studies (澳门研究), 73(2), 52-60. [文章收錄至《澳門人文社會科學研究文選(2012~2014)》]
- Zhao, R. (2012). Anomie/Strain Theory and Juvenile Delinquency (迷乱/紧张理论和青少年偏差与犯罪). Shandong Police Academy Journal (山东警察学院学报), 24(4), 107-111.
- Zhao, R. (2011). Exploring Trends and Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency in Macau (澳门青少年犯罪的状况与特点). Journal of Guangxi University (广西大学学报), 33(6), 63-65.
- Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2008). An Empirical Study of Victimization in Nanning (逻辑回归对犯罪被害的应用研究—以南宁市为实证分析). Social Scientist (社会科学家), 132(4), 79-83.
- Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2008). Juvenile Gangs—Control and Prevention Mechanism (少年帮派的特征、催生因素与防治刍议). Journal of Guangxi University (广西大学学报), 30(2), 82-87. fully-cited by Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC: Youth Study (人大复印资料: 青少年研究全文转载).
- Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2007). Study of Public Order and Fear of Crime: A Sample from Nanning City (社会治安评价与被害恐惧研究—以南宁市为实证分析). Nanjing University Law Review (南京大学法律评论), Spring Issue, 125-136.
Selected Books and Book Chapters
Books:
- Zhao, R. (2009). Determinants of Anomie—A Cross-National Study (in English). Beijing: People’s Publishing House (人民出版社)
- Zhang, H., Huang, Y., & Zhao, R. (associate editor) (2007). Studies on Victim Protection (刑事被害人保护问题研究). Beijing: People’s Court Press (人民法院出版社).
Book Chapters in English:
- Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2017). Family Violence and the Legal and Social Responses in China. In Eve Buzawa & Carl Buzawa (eds.) Global Responses to Domestic Violence, pp189-206. Bonita Springs, FL: Springer.
- Zhao, R., & Cao, L. (2017). Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in China, pp155-172 in Scott Decker & Nerea Marteache (Eds.) International Handbook of Juvenile Justice (2nd ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer
- Zhao, R. (2017). Administrative Punishment. In K.R. Kerley, H. Copes, J. Lane, S.D. Li, & S. Sharp (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Corrections. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- Zhao, R., Zhang, H., & Liu, J. (2014). Juvenile Justice System in China: A System in Transition, pp137-162 in John Winterdyk (ed.) Juvenile Justice: International Perspectives, Models and Trends. FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
- Zhao, R. (2013). Official Responses to Crime in Macau, pp324-340 in L, Cao, I. Sun, & B. Hebenton (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Criminology, New York: Routledge.
- Zhao, R., Cao, L., & Zhao, J. (2013). Fear of Crime and Punitivity among College Students in Macau, China, pp159-179 in Helmut Kury and John Winterdyk (eds.) Fear of Crime and Punitiveness: Results from International Students Surveys. Bochum, Germany: Universitaetsverlag Brockmeyer.
Book Chapters In Chinese:
- Liu, J., & Zhao, R. (2011). Social Order and Crime in Macau (澳门的社会治安与犯罪状况), pp239-260 in Yufan Hao and Zhiliang Wu (editors) Bluebook of Macau: Annual report on Economy and Society of Macau (2010-2011)《澳门蓝皮书:澳门经济社会发展报告, 2010-2011》Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (北京:社会科学文献出版社).
- Zhao, R., & Liu, J. (2010). Social Order and Crime in Macau (澳门的社会治安与犯罪状况), pp186-204 in Yufan Hao and Zhiliang Wu (editors) Bluebook of Macau: Annual report on Economy and Society of Macau (2009-2010) 《澳门蓝皮书:澳门经济社会发展报告, 2009-2010》. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (北京:社会科学文献出版社).
- Zhao, R., & Zhang, H. (2009). Teaching Criminology (犯罪学实践性教学方法讲义), pp218-246 in Jianmin Cheng (editor) Teaching Techniques in Legal Education 《实践性法学教育讲义:把课堂当作社会》. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press (北京:清华大学出版社).
- Zhang, H., & Zhao, R. (2009). Victimology (犯罪被害与被害人), pp140-171 in Haobo Song and Gaofeng Jin (editors) Criminology《犯罪学》. Shanghai: Fudan University Press (上海:复旦大学出版社)
- 2018, Ph.D. Dissertation (Determinants of anomie: A cross-national study, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2007) ranked among ProQuest Most-Accessed Dissertations and Theses, May, 2018 (Each month ProQuest updates the list of the top 25 Most-Accessed Dissertations and Theses across all subjects, based upon total PDF downloads).
- 2012, “A System’s Approach of Crime Prevention: The Case of Macau” (a research paper published in Asian Journal of Criminology), The Third Macau Humanity and Social Science Research Award, Second Place, Macau Foundation (第三屆澳門人文社會科學研究優秀成果評獎论文类二等獎,澳门基金会)