Call for papers Special Issue on Crime Research in China Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (JRCD), 2016 Lin Liu¹ and Jessica Li² Special Issue Editors Submissions are invited for a planned special issue of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (JRCD. www.jrc.sagepub.com) to focus on criminological research in China. The special issue will examine topics such as crime, crime analysis, and crime control and prevention in China, including Hong Kong and Macau. Papers accepted for consideration will be presented at a conference to be held in Guangzhou 3-5 July 2015. Foci and themes The Special Issue invites theoretical and empirical papers. Here are suggested topics, though papers on other topics will be considered.          

Crime research in China Crime simulation and scenarios analysis in China Crime and migration in China Crime and delinquency in China Effectiveness of policing in China Female police officers in China Offenders’ movement and data mining in China Production of crime data in China Police procedural justice in China Spatial analysis of a specific crime in China

Timeline for Special Issue publication: 1. Extended abstracts (1500 words) due by March 15, 2015. 2. Decisions on papers accepted for consideration, March 30, 2015. Decisions will by made by Professors Liu and Li, in consultation with JRCD editor, Professor Mike Maxfield.3 3. Full papers from selected authors due by June 1,2015. 4. Selected authors present their papers in a conference at Guangzhou in July 3-5, 2015. 5. Final papers from selected authors due by October 1, 2015. 1

Presentation of papers for the special issue will synchronize with the Second Annual Conference on Geography of Crime in China in Guangzhou, PRC, China, during July 3-5, 2015. Information of the conference will be posted on cigna.sysu.edu.cn. Guidelines for abstract submission: Extended abstracts (1,500 words) should be sent by email to arrive no later than March 15, 2015 (Sunday) to Jessica Li at [email protected]. Please ensure that your full name, affiliation and email contact are included. Questions concerning the appropriateness of particular papers should be directed to Lin Liu at [email protected]; or Jessica Li at [email protected].

1. Professor of Geography, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, PRC, China; Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, USA. 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. 3. Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, USA.

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