CURRICULUM VITAE IVAN Y. SUN Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 [email protected](302) 831-8727 EDUCATION 2000 Ph.D. in Criminal Justice University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York. 1997 M.A. in Criminal Justice University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York. 1992 M.B.A. in Logistics, Operation, and Materials Management George Washington University, Washington D.C. 1982 B.A. in Economics Fu-Jen Catholic University, Xinzhuang, Taiwan. EMPLOYMENT Teaching 09/12 – Present Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 09/05 – Present Faculty, Asian Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 09/06 – 08/12 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 09/10 – 01/11 Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan. 09/04 – 08/06 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 07/00 – 08/04 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. 01/98 – 05/99 Graduate Teaching Instructor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
IVAN Y. SUN Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York. 1997 M.A. in Criminal Justice
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York. 1992 M.B.A. in Logistics, Operation, and Materials Management
George Washington University, Washington D.C. 1982 B.A. in Economics
Fu-Jen Catholic University, Xinzhuang, Taiwan.
EMPLOYMENT Teaching 09/12 – Present Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
09/05 – Present Faculty, Asian Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 09/06 – 08/12 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 09/10 – 01/11 Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Criminology, National
Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan. 09/04 – 08/06 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 07/00 – 08/04 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. 01/98 – 05/99 Graduate Teaching Instructor, School of Criminal Justice, University at
Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY.
Research 05/96 – 08/96 Field Observer, Project on Policing Neighborhoods (POPN), School of
Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Other 08/99 – 06/00 Undergraduate Advisor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany,
State University of New York, Albany, NY. 09/96 – 12/97 Consultant, Rockefeller College Computer Lab, University at Albany,
State University of New York, Albany, NY. 08/84 – 08/97 Special Agent, The Bureau of Investigation, Ministry of Justice, Taipei,
Taiwan. 07/82 – 05/84 Lieutenant, The Third Division, Coast Guard Administration, Hualian,
legitimacy, and public cooperation with police: Does Western wisdom hold in China? Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. [SSCI]
2. Sun, Ivan, Wu, Yuning, Triplett, Ruth, & Wang, Shun-yung Kevin. (Forthcoming). Media, political party orientation, and public perceptions of police in Taiwan. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. [SSCI]
3. Han, Ziqinag, Sun, Ivan, & Hu, Rong. Social trust, neighborhood cohesion, and public trust in
the police in China. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. [SSCI]
4. Lin, Kai*, Sun, Ivan, Liu, Jianhong, & Chen, Xuan. (Forthcoming). Chinese women’s experience of intimate partner violence: Exploring factors affecting various types of IPV. Violence Against Women. [SSCI]
Determinants of officer authoritative and supportive behavior. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. [SSCI]
6. Jin, Xiaohong, Sun, Ivan, Jiang, Shanhe, Wang*, Yongchun & Wen*, Shufang. (Online first). The impact of job characteristics on burnout among Chinese correctional workers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. [SSCI]
7. Liu, Jianhong, Sun, Ivan, Wu, Yuning, & Chang, Yugang. (Online First). Police supervisor’s job-related attitudes in China. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. [SSCI]
8. Cao, Liqun, Huang, Lanying, & Sun, Ivan. (2016). Development and reform of police training and education in Taiwan. Police Practice and Research, 17, 531-542.
9. Cao, Liqun, Huang, Lanying, & Sun, Ivan. (2016). From authoritarian policing to democratic
policing: A case study of Taiwan. Policing and Society, 26, 624-658. [SSCI]
10. Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Hu, Rong. (2016). Public trust in the Chinese police: The impact of ethnicity, social status, and hukou. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 49, 179-197. [SSCI]
attitudes: Role orientation, community policing, and job satisfaction. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 39, 190-216. [SSCI]
12. Sun, Ivan, Luo, Haishan, Wu, Yuning, & Lin, Wen-Hsu. (2016). Strain, negative emotions and level of criminality among Chinese incarcerated women. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60, 828-846. [SSCI]
13. Jiao, Yanpeng, Sun, Ivan, Farmer*, Ashley, & Lin*, Kai. (2016). College students’ definitions of
intimate partner violence: A comparative study of three Chinese societies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31, 1208-1229. [SSCI]
intimate partner violence: A comparative study of China and the U.S. Journal of Family Violence, 31, 179-189. [SSCI]
15. Hu, Rong, Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2015). Chinese trust in the police: The impact of political
efficacy and participation. Social Science Quarterly, 96, 1012-1026. [SSCI]
16. Farmer*, Ashley, Sun, Ivan, & Starks, Brian. (2015). Citizen willingness to record police-public encounters: The impact of race and social and legal consciousness. Race and Justice: An International Journal, 5, 356-377.
17. Li, Jessica, & Sun, Ivan. (2015). Satisfaction with the police: An empirical study of Chinese
older citizens in Hong Kong. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 38, 381-399. [SSCI]
18. Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2015). Arab Americans’ confidence in police. Crime and Delinquency,
61, 483-508. [SSCI]
19. Sun, Ivan, Jou, Susyan, Hou, Charles, & Chang, Yao-chung. (2014). Public trust in the police in Taiwan: A test of instrumental and expressive models. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 47, 123-140. [SSCI]
20. Chu, Doris, & Sun, Ivan. (2014). Reactive v. proactive attitudes toward domestic violence: A
comparison of Taiwanese male and female police officers. Crime and Delinquency, 60, 216-237. [SSCI]
21. Huang*, Yu-show, Jou, Susyan, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Media consumption, political preference and public satisfaction with the police. Central Police University Journal of Crime Prevention, 18, 25-42. [in Chinese].
22. Li, Jessica, Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Who should play a major role in responding to
intimate partner violence? A comparison of Chinese and American college students’ preferences. International Social Work, 56, 743-760. [SSCI]
23. Sun, Ivan, Hu, Rong, Wong, Daniel F. K., He, Xuesong, & Li, Jessica C.M. (2013). One
country, three populations: Trust in police among migrants, villagers, and urbanites in China. Social Science Research, 42, 1737-1749. [SSCI] Translated into Chinese by Yang Feng & Le Wu and published in: (2016). Journal of Henan Police Officer College, 5.
opinion and police image. Central Police University Journal of Crime Prevention, 17, 39-74. [in Chinese]
25. Sun, Ivan, Wu, Yuning, & Hu, Rong. (2013). Public assessments of the police in rural and urban China: A theoretical elaboration and empirical investigation. British Journal of Criminology, 53, 643-664. [SSCI]
26. Sobol, Jim, Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Neighborhood context and police vigor: A multi-level analysis. Crime and Delinquency, 59, 344-368. [SSCI]
27. Wu, Yuning, Smith, Brad, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Race/ethnicity and perceptions of police bias:
The case of Chinese immigrants. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 11, 71-92. [SSCI]
28. Jiang, Shanhe, Sun, Ivan, & Wang, Jin. (2012). Chinese citizens’ satisfaction with police in Guangzhou, China. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 35, 801-821. [SSCI]
29. Wu, Yuning, Triplett, Ruth, & Sun, Ivan. (2012). Chinese immigrants’ contact with police.
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 35, 741-760. [SSCI]
30. Wu, Yuning, Poteyeva*, Margarita, & Sun, Ivan. (2012). Public trust in police: A comparison between China and Taiwan. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 36, 189-210.
31. Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Su, Mingyue. (2012). A comparison between Chinese and American
college students’ preference of police intervention into domestic violence cases. Issues on Juveniles Crimes and Delinquency, 179 (3), 25-33. [in Chinese] [CSSCI]
32. Sun, Ivan, Hu, Rong, & Wu, Yuning. (2012). Social capital, political participation, and public
trust in police in urban China. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 45, 87-105. [SSCI]
33. Sun, Ivan, Wu, Yuning, Huang, Lanying, Lin, Yushan, Li, Jessica C-M, & Su, Mingyue. (2012). Preferences for police response to domestic violence: A comparison of college students in three Chinese societies. Journal of Family Violence, 27, 133-144. [SSCI]
34. Sun, Ivan, Su, Mingyue, & Wu, Yuning. (2011). Attitudes toward police response to domestic
violence: A comparison of Chinese and American college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, 3289-3315. [SSCI]
police response to domestic violence: Comparing perceptions of Chinese and American college students. International Journal of Law, Crime, and Justice, 39, 81-99. [SSCI]
38. Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Zongxian. (2011). A comparison of support for the death
penalty in China and the U.S. Punishment and Society, 13, 354-376. [SSCI]
39. Sun, Ivan, Wu, Yuning, & Poteyeva*, Margarita. (2011). Arab Americans’ support for counterterrorism measures: The impact of race, ethnicity, and religion. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 34, 540-555. [SSCI]
Annotated by the IBCSR’s (Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion) Research Review: A Digest of New Scientific Research Concerning Religion, Brain and Behavior, July 2011, p. 5.
40. Sun, Ivan, Li, Jessica, & Wu, Yuning. (2011). Chinese and American college students’
preference for police response to domestic violence. Policing and Society, 21, 214-232. [SSCI]
41. Dai, Mengyan, Frank, James, & Sun, Ivan. (2011). Procedural justice during police-citizen encounters: The effects of process-based policing on citizen compliance and demeanor. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 159-168. [SSCI]
42. Longazel*, Jamie, Parker*, Laurin, & Sun, Ivan. (2011). Experiencing court, experiencing race: Perceived injustice among court users. Race and Justice: An International Journal, 1, 202-227.
43. Sun, Ivan, Chu, Doris, & Sung, Hung-en. (2011). A cross-national analysis of the mediating
effect of economic deprivation on crime. Asian Journal of Criminology, 6, 15-32.
44. Sun, Ivan, & Wasileski*, Gabriela. (2010). Gender differences in occupational attitudes among Slovak police. International Criminal Justice Review, 20, 248-264.
45. Sun, Ivan, Sobol, Jim, Cretacci, Michael, & Phillips, Scott. (2010). A comparison of Chinese and the U.S. police cadets’ occupational attitudes. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 640-647. [SSCI]
46. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2010). Who is better suited for handling domestic violence: A comparison between Taiwanese female and male officers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 453-459. [SSCI]
47. Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2010). Contact with police: A comparison between Chinese and
American college students. Asia Pacific Journal of Police and Criminal Justice, 8, 29-48.
48. Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2010). Perceptions of police: An empirical study of Chinese college students. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 33, 93-113. [SSCI]
Reprinted in New perspectives in policing: Stress, public perception and leadership (Emerald Gems series). Bingley, UK: Emerald.
49. Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2010). Chinese policing in a time of transition, 1978-2008. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26, 20-35. [SSCI] Translated into Chinese and published in: Sun, I., Wu, Y. & Cai, Y. (2011). Journal of Jiangsu Police Officer College, 26, 134-143.
50. Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2009). The role of the People’s Armed Police in Chinese policing.
Asian Journal of Criminology, 4, 107-128.
51. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2009). Rural v. urban policing: A study of Taiwanese officers’ occupational attitudes. The Police Journal, 82, 222-246.
toward police role and work. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 32, 758-780. [SSCI]
53. Poteyeva*, Margarita, & Sun, Ivan. (2009). Gender differences in police officers’ attitudes: Assessing current empirical evidence. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, 512-522. [SSCI]
54. Wu*, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2009). Citizen trust in police: The case of China. Police Quarterly, 12,
170-191. [SSCI]
55. Wu*, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Cretacci, Michael. (2009). A study of cadets’ motivations for becoming police officers in China. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 11, 377-392.
56. Wu*, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Triplett, Ruth. (2009). Race, class or neighborhood context: Which
matters more in measuring satisfaction with police. Justice Quarterly, 26, 125-156. [SSCI]
57. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2008). Gender differences in policing: An analysis of Taiwanese officers’ attitudes. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 9, 431-443.
58. Sun, Ivan, & Longazel*, Jamie. (2008). College students’ alcohol-related problems: A test of competing theories. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36, 554-562. [SSCI]
59. Sun, Ivan, & Triplett, Ruth. (2008). Differential perceptions of neighborhood problems by the
police and residents: The impact of neighborhood-level characteristics. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 31, 435-455. [SSCI] “Article won the Highly Commended Paper at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009 – one of the four selected from all articles published by PIJPSM in 2008.”
60. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2008). A cross-national analysis of female police officers’ attitudes in the United States and Taiwan. International Criminal Justice Review, 18, 5-23.
61. Sun, Ivan, Payne, Brian, & Wu*, Yuning. (2008). The impact of situational, officer, and
neighborhood characteristics on police behavior: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36, 22-32. [SSCI]
62. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2008). A comparison of occupational attitudes between
Taiwanese and American police officers. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 10, 36-50.
63. Sun, Ivan. (2007). Policing domestic violence: Does officer gender matter? Journal of Criminal
Justice, 35, 581-595. [SSCI] 64. Sun, Ivan, Sung, Hung-en, & Chu, Doris. (2007). Collateral gains from the military: A
cross-national analysis of the armed forces-crime relationship. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 51, 599-614. [SSCI]
65. Marks*, Daniel, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). The impact of 9/11 on organizational development
among state and local law enforcement agencies. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 23, 159-173. [SSCI]
66. Chu, Doris, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). A comparison of Taiwanese and American police supervisors’
attitudes. Police Quarterly, 10, 63-86. [SSCI]
67. Chu, Doris, & Sun, Ivan. (2006). Female police officers’ job-related attitudes: A comparative study of Taiwan and the United States. Women & Criminal Justice, 18, 107-130.
68. Sun, Ivan. (2006). Police response to victims of domestic and non-domestic violence. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 29, 145-172.
69. Sun, Ivan, & Wu*, Yuning. (2006). Citizens’ perceptions of the courts: The impact of race, gender, and recent experience. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34, 457-467. [SSCI]
70. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2006). Attitudinal differences between Taiwanese and American
police officers. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 29, 190-210. [SSCI]
71. Sun, Ivan. (2006). A cross-national analysis of military conscription and crime rates. Journal of Political and Military Sociology, 34, 247-255. “Article selected and reviewed by the Graduate Student Editorial Board of ASA’s Contexts magazine (Winter 08 issue) as one of the most interesting and relevant studies in the field to increase the public’s sociological knowledge and to bring cutting-edge sociological awareness to public issues.”
72. Triplett, Ruth, Sun, Ivan, & Gainey, Randy. (2005). Social disorganization and the ability and
willingness to enact control: A preliminary test. Western Criminology Review, 6, 89-103. 73. Payne, Brian, Berg, Bruce, & Sun, Ivan. (2005). Policing in small town America: Dogs, drunks,
disorder and dysfunction. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33, 31-41. [SSCI] 74. Sun, Ivan, & Payne, Brian. (2004). Racial differences in resolving conflicts: A comparison
between Black and White police officers. Crime and Delinquency, 50, 516-541. [SSCI] 75. Sun, Ivan, Triplett, Ruth, & Gainey, Randy. (2004). Social disorganization, legitimacy of local
institutions, and neighborhood crime: An exploratory study of perceptions of police and local government. Journal of Crime and Justice, 27, 33-60.
A test of Sampson and Groves’ model of social disorganization. Western Criminology Review, 5, 1-16.
77. Sun, Ivan. (2003). Police officers’ attitudes toward their role and work: A comparison of Black
and White officers. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 28, 89-108. 78. Triplett, Ruth, Gainey, Randy, & Sun, Ivan. (2003). Institutional strength, social control, and
79. Payne, Brian, Sumter, Melvina, & Sun, Ivan. (2003). Bringing the field into the criminal justice classroom: Field trips, ride alongs, and guest speakers. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 14, 327-344.
80. Sun, Ivan. (2003). Officer proactivity: A comparison between police field training officers and
non-field training officers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 31, 265-277. [SSCI]
81. Sun, Ivan. (2003). A comparison of police field training officers’ and non-training officers’ resolution styles: Controlling versus supportive strategies. Police Quarterly, 6, 22-50. [SSCI]
82. Sun, Ivan. (2002). Police officers attitudes toward peers, supervisors, and citizens: A
comparison between field training officers and regular officers. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 27, 69-83.
83. Sun, Ivan. (2002). Field training officer evaluations of executives: Evidence from two police
departments. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 2, 107-117.
Books Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2017). Race, immigration, and social control: Views of the police among Chinese, Hispanic, and Arabic immigrants. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. (Under contract) Cao, Liqun, Huang, Lanying, & Sun, Ivan. (2014). Policing in Taiwan: From authoritarianism to democracy. London, UK: Routledge. Cao, Liqun, Sun, Ivan, & Hebenton, Bill. (Eds.) (2014). The Routledge handbook of Chinese criminology.
London, UK: Routledge. Miller, Susan, & Sun, Ivan. (Eds.) (2011). Problems of law enforcement. San Diego, CA: Cognella. Book Chapters Farmer*, Ashley & and Sun, Ivan. (2016). Citizen journalism and police legitimacy: Does
recording the police make a difference? In M. Deflem (Eds.), The politics of policing: Between force and legitimacy (pp. 239-256). Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Huang, Lanying, & Sun, Ivan. (2014). Official reaction to crime in Taiwan: Tougher on crime and
softer on justice. In Cao, L., Sun, I., Hebenton, B. (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of Chinese criminology (pp. 268-283). New York, NY: Routledge.
Sun, Ivan. (2011). Use of deadly force. In W. Chambliss (Eds.), Police and law enforcement (pp.199-212).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Wu*, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan (2008). Social disorganization and crime. In L. Cao & X. Ren (Eds.),
Criminology (pp. 22-38). Beijing, China: Renmin University of China Press (in Chinese). Sun, Ivan. (2005). Minority officers compared to White officers: Theoretical reappraisal, recent
literature and future research for the 21st century. In J. Hodgson & C. Orban (Eds.), Public policing in the 21st century: Comparative issues and dilemmas (pp. 217-241). Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press.
Encyclopedia Entries Sun, Ivan, & Farmer*, Ashley. (2016). The police. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology, 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Sun, Ivan, & Lin*, Kai. (2016). Gini coefficient. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The concise encyclopedia of
sociology, 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Sun, Ivan, Li*, Luye. (2016). Hypotheses. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The concise encyclopedia of sociology,
2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Sun, Ivan. (2011). Gini coefficient. In G. Ritzer & M. Ryan (Eds.), The concise encyclopedia of sociology
(pp. 256-257). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Sun, Ivan. (2011). Hypotheses. In G. Ritzer & M. Ryan (Eds.), The concise encyclopedia of sociology (pp. 296-297). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Wu*, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2009). Public opinion, police. In H. Taylor-Greene & S. Gabbidon
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of race and crime. Sage. Sun, Ivan. (2007). Gini coefficient. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology (pp. 1942- 3). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Sun, Ivan. (2007). Hypotheses. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology (pp. 2199-200).
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Sun, Ivan. (2007). The police. In G. Ritzer (Eds.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology (pp. 3430-3).
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Online posts/blogs Arab Americans’ confidence in the police has been stable and favorable over the past decade.
London School of Economics’ blog on American Politics and Policy. May 4, 2015. http://bit.ly/1JlZ1z6.
Other Real Factors Can Obscure the Role in Racism in Policing. The New York Times, Room for
Debate “Black and White and Blue”, September 1, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/09/01/black-and-white-and-blue/other-real-factors-can-obscure-the-role-in-racism-in-policing.
Other Sun, Ivan. (2012). The evolution of policing in Taiwan, 1988-2000. Criminal Law and Criminal
Justice, 1, 146-159. (Journal published by Law School, Soochow University) Sun, Ivan. (2006). Recent research on officer race and policing. The Commitment, 14, 15. (The
Newsletter of National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice) Manuscripts under Review Han, Ziqinag, Sun, Ivan, & Hu, Rong. Satisfaction with governance and trust in police in China: A
comparison between villagers and local officials. Jin, Xiaohong, Sun, Ivan, Jiang, Shanhe, Wen, Shufang, & Wang, Yongchun. The effects of job and
organizational characteristics on role and job stress among Chinese community correctional workers.
Li*, Luye, Sun, Ivan, & Button, Deeanna. Tolerance for intimate partner violence: A comparative
study of Chinese and American college students. Liu*, Lin, Sun, Ivan, & Liu, Jianhong. Police officers’ attitudes toward citizens in China.
Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Cao, Liqun. Immigrant perceptions of the police: Theoretical
explanations. Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, Charles Kuang-ming Chang, & Kevin Kuen-lung Hsu. Procedural justice
received and given: Supervisory treatment, emotional states and behavioral compliance among Taiwanese police officers.
Grants Applied for Extramural Li, Jessica, Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), & Kwok, Sylvia. “Examining the Impact of Work-
family Balance on Occupational Stress and Work Engagement: A Study of Hong Kong Police Officers,” Research Grants Council (2016/17), Hong Kong, $75,000, November 2015 (Not funded).
Christy. Creating Healthy Neighborhoods and Addressing Firearm Violence: A Social, Collaborative Approach. National Institute of Health, $3,289,461, October 2015 (Not funded).
Li, Jessica, Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), Cheung, Jacky, & Kwok, Sylvia. “Examining the
Impact of Work-family Balance on Occupational Stress and Work Engagement: A Pilot Study,” Strategic Research Grants, City University of Hong Kong, $13,000, July 2015 (Awarded in September 2015).
Li, Jessica, Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), Cheung, Jacky, & Kwok, Sylvia. “Examining the
Impact of Work-family Balance on Occupational Stress and Work Engagement: A Study of Hong Kong Police Officers,” Research Grants Council (2015/16), Hong Kong, $51,870, November 2014 (Not funded).
Ivan, Sun (Principal Investigator), O’Connell Daniel, & Martin, Steven. “Reducing Property Crime and Enhancing Police Legitimacy in Hot Spots: Comparison of Direct Patrol and Community Building Impacts,” National Institute of Justice, $388, 476, April 2014. (Not funded)
Huang, Lanying, Cao, Liqun, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator). “Policing in Taiwan: From
Authoritarian to Democratic,” Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation publication subsidies, $6,000, February 2012 (Awarded May 2012).
Tai, Lion, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator). “An Assessment of Citizen Satisfaction with
Police – The 2011 study,” Ministry of Interior, Taiwan, $30,000, August 2011 (Awarded September 2011).
Ratledge, Edward, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator). “Strategies for Enhancing Citizen
and Community Perceptions of Police Legitimacy,” National Institute of Justice, $480,902,
May 2010 (Not funded). Jou, Susyan, Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), & Hou, Charles. “An Assessment of Citizen
Satisfaction with Police,” Ministry of Interior, Taiwan, $35,000, September 2010 (Awarded in October 2010).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator). “The Sociology of Policing,” National Science Council, Taiwan, $20,000, October 2009 (Awarded in February 2010).
Sun, Ivan. (Principal Investigator), “A Study of Police Culture in Taiwan,” Chiang Ching-kuo
Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, $32,040, October 2009 (Not funded). Triplett, Ruth, Gainey, Randy, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), “Social Service Programs
Offered by Churches: The Effect on Neighborhoods and Crime,” National Science Foundation, $89,784, August 2006 (Not funded).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), & Chang, Charles. “The Evolution of Policing in Taiwan: 1950-
2005.” Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, $40,315, October 2005 (Not funded).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Police Culture in Taiwan,” Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for
International Scholarly Exchange, $30,000, October 2004 (Not funded). Gainey, Randy, Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), & Ruth Triplett, “Institutions, Social
Networks and Social Control,” National Science Foundation, $208,735, August 2003 (Not funded).
Gainey, Randy, Triplett, Ruth, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), “The Role of Churches and
Schools in Predicting Social Control and Urban Crime,” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, $35,726, May 2003 (Not funded).
Gainey, Randy, Triplett, Ruth, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), “Institutions, Social Control
and Neighborhood Rates of Violent Crime,” National Institute of Justice, $220,118, January 2002 (Not funded).
Gainey, Randy, Triplett, Ruth, & Sun, Ivan (Co-Principal Investigator), “Institutions, Social Control
and Neighborhood Crime Rates,” National Institute of Justice, $143,688, January 2001 (Not funded).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Police Field Training Officers: Their Attitudes and Behaviors,”
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Institute of Justice, $19,692, May 1999 (Not funded).
Intramural Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator). “Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Compliance and Cooperation
with Police in China,” Global and Area Studies Grants, Center for Global and Area Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Delaware, $2,000, March 2015 (Awarded in April 2015).
Sun, Ivan. (Principal Investigator). “Integration and Inequality: Female Officers in Chinese
Societies,” College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Grant, University of Delaware, $400, November 2012 (Awarded in December 2012).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator). “Gender and Policing: Female Police Officers in Chinese Societies,” Area Studies Research Grant, College of Arts and Sciences and Area Studies Programs, University of Delaware, $5,000, March 2011 (Awarded in April 2011)
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator). “Strengthening Collaboration with Academic Units in Partner
Chinese Universities,” Institute of Global Studies, University of Delaware, $10,090, April 2010 (Awarded in May 2010).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Crime and Criminal Justice in China: A Study Abroad Program,”
International Fellows Program, Center for International Studies, University of Delaware, $5,000, February 2007 (Awarded in March 2007).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Police Evolution in Taiwan: The Impact of Political, Economic,
and International Factors,” International Research Award, Center for International Studies, University of Delaware, $10,000, April 2005 (Awarded in May 2005).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Problems of Policing in Taiwan,” General University Research
Program (GUR), University of Delaware, $6,000, October 2004 (Awarded in February 2005). Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Institutional Strength and Crime Rates: A Survey of
Neighborhood-Based Institutions,” Summer Research Fellowship Program, Old Dominion University, $5,000, October 2002 (Awarded in January 2003).
Sun, Ivan (Principal Investigator), “Neighborhood Characteristics and Crime: A Test of Sampson
and Groves’ Model of Social Disorganization Theory,” Summer Research Fellowship Program, College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University, $4,500, October 2000 (Awarded in February 2001).
Visiting Research Scholars 2016-2017 Yenpeng Jiao, Professor, Chongqing University, China
Feng Li, Associate Professor, East China University of Political Science and Law, China
Hongwei Qian, Associate Professor, Henen Polytechnic University, China 2015-2016 Xiaohong Jin, Associate Professor, Central China Normal University, China Chunying Yuan, Associate Professor, Shandong Police College, China 2014-2015 Yanfei Wang, Associate Professor, Hunan University, China 2013-2014 Xiaofei Lai, Assistant Professor, Huaqiao University, China 2012-2013 Sishi Chen, doctoral candidate, Xiamen University, China
2011-2012 Jing Li, doctoral candidate, China University of Political Science and Law, China 2011 Weihong Li, Associate Professor, China Youth University for Political Sciences,
China 2007 Chia-Jui Lan, Senior Special Agent, MJIB, Taiwan 2006 Yaw-Jan Hsiao, Special Agent, MJIB, Taiwan
TEACHING
Courses Taught
At University of Delaware Undergraduate Crime and Criminal Justice in East Asia Criminology Introduction to Criminal Justice Law and Social Control in China (study abroad) Police in Chinese Societies (study abroad) Problems of Law Enforcement Seminar on the Police Graduate Application of Theory and Empirical Tests Criminology and Systems of Criminal Justice Theoretical Criminology
At National Taipei University Graduate Sociology of Police At Old Dominion University
Undergraduate Criminal Justice Systems Introduction to Criminology Police in American Society Graduate Administration of Criminal Justice Research Seminar
At University at Albany
Undergraduate Introduction to Research Design in Criminal Justice Police in a Free Society
Thesis/Dissertation Committees At University of Delaware Dissertation – in progress
Kai Lin (Sociology, member) Margaret Mahoney (Criminology, member)
Dissertations – completed
2016 Ashley Farmer (Criminology, chair, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, dissertation won UD’s Dan Rich Prize for developing an idea and creating the potential to make a valuable difference in the lives of Delawareans)
2013 Sherry Skaggs (Criminology, chair; Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas)
2012 Margarita Poteyeva (Criminology, member) 2009 Whitney Gunter (Criminology, member) 2009 Yuning Wu (Criminology, chair; Associate Professor, Wayne State University,
dissertation won UD’s George Herbert Ryden Prize for the best dissertation in social sciences)
2005 Kim Baskerville (Applied Sociology, chair until my departure in summer 2004) 2003 Matasha Harris (Applied Sociology, member)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Conference Papers Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2016). Internal procedural justice and trust in citizens: An analysis of
police officers in Taiwan. Paper will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2016). Explaining police procedural justice: The roles of organizational
procedural justice and negative emotions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of European Society of Criminology. Munster, Germany.
Jin, Xiaohong, Sun, Ivan, & Jiang, Shanhe. (2016). The effects of job and organizational
characteristics on role and job stress among Chinese community correctional workers. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Conference on Community Correction, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Luye, Li, & Sun, Ivan. (2016). Why battered women stay? A comparison of American and Chinese
college students’ attitudes toward IPV. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Denver, Colorado.
Sun, Ivan, & Liu, Jianhong. (2015). Police supervisors’ occupational attitudes in China. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.
Li, Jessica, & Sun, Ivan. (2014). Work-family conflict among female police officers in three
Chinese societies. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association, Hong Kong.
Li, Luye, & Sun, Ivan. (2014). Perception of intimate partner violence: A comparison of Chinese and American College Students’ Attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
Wu, Yuning, Sun, Ivan, & Hu, Rong. (2014). Procedural justice, legitimacy and public compliance
with the police in China. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
Sun, Ivan, & Li, Jessica. (2014). Female police officers in Chinese societies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Philadelphia. Chen, Fei-Lin, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Citizens’ perceptions of drug enforcement strategies in Taiwan.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta. Farmer, Ashley, & Sun, Ivan. (2013). Willingness to record police-citizen encounters: The impact of
race, social justice, and past experience. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
Sun, Ivan, Jou, Susyan, Hou, Charles, & Chang, Yao-chung. (2013). Public trust in the police in
Taiwan: A test of instrumental and expressive models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Asia Association of Police Study, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2012). Citizen assessments of police in Taiwan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago. Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. Public trust in police in rural China. (2012). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago. Huang, Yu-shou, Jou, Susyan, & Sun, Ivan, (2012). The effects of media exposure and political
orientation on public satisfaction with police. Paper presented at 2012 Police Policies Conference of Central Police University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Sun, Ivan, Jou, Susyan, & Hou, Charles. (2011). Public evaluations of police in Taiwan. Paper presented at the 3rd annual conference of Asian Criminological Society, Taipei, Taiwan. Sun, Ivan, Luo, Haishan, & Wu, Yuning. (2011). Chinese female criminality: Family dysfunction, strain, and criminal offences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington DC. Li, Jessica, Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2011). Who is more important in handling domestic
violence? A comparison of Chinese and American college students’ preferences. Paper presented at the Social Work and Social Policy International Conference. East China University Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Cao, Liqun, Sun, Ivan, & Huang, Lanying. (2011). Policing the democratic transition in Taiwan.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Toronto, Canada.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2010). Public trust in police: A comparison of China and Taiwan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Asian Criminological Society. Chennai, India.
perceptions of Chinese and Americans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2010). Citizen trust in police: A comparison of three Chinese societies.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
Sun, Ivan, Su, Mingyue, & Wu, Yuning. (2010). A comparison of Chinese and U.S. college
students’ attitudes toward policing domestic violence. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Crime and Its Control. National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2010). Formalizing China’s armed police: Police power and procedural
restrictions under the 2009 PAP law. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego.
Sun, Ivan, Li, Chi Mei Jessica & Wu, Yuning. (2010). Attitudes toward police response to domestic
violence: A comparison of Chinese and American college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2009). Chinese policing in a time of transition, 1978-2008. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia. Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2009). Perceptions of the police: A comparison between Chinese and
American college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia.
role and work. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis.
Sun, Ivan, & Wu, Yuning. (2008). Citizen trust in the police: The case of China. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis.
Dai, Mengyan, & Sun, Ivan. (2008). Police response to domestic and non-domestic violence. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati. Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2008). The Chinese immigrants’ perceptions of the U.S. criminal
justice system. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati.
Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2007). Who is best suited for handling domestic violence: A comparison
of female and male officers’ perspectives in Taiwan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
Poteyeva, Margarita, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). A meta-analysis of gender differences in police officers’ behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
Wu, Yuning, Triplett, Ruth, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). Social or cultural disorganization: Which mediates
more the effects between structural characteristics and crime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
Chu, Doris, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). Police officers’ perceptions of domestic violence in Taiwan: A
comparison of male and female officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle.
current empirical evidence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle.
Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2007). An exploratory study on the victimization experience of Chinese
illegal immigrants in the United Stated. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle.
Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2006). Urban v. rural policing: A study of Taiwanese officers’
occupational attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles.
Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2006). Satisfaction with police: The impact of experience, social
disorganization and community disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles.
Sun, Ivan, & Triplett, Ruth. (2006). Differential perceptions of neighborhood problems by the
police and residents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore.
Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2006). A cross-national analysis of gender differences in police
occupational attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore.
Chu, Doris, & Sun, Ivan. (2006). Gender differences in job-related attitudes: A study of Taiwanese
police officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore.
Wu, Yuning, & Sun, Ivan. (2006). The role of People’s Armed Police (PAP) in Chinese policing.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore.
Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2005). Do female officers respond to domestic violence differently
from male officers? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto.
Chu, Doris, Sun, Ivan, & Sung, Hung-en. (2005). A comparison of job-related attitudes of Chinese
and American female police officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto.
Sun, Ivan. (2005). Police response to victims of domestic violence. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago. Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2005). Attitudinal differences between Chinese and American police
supervisors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago.
Sun, Ivan, Gainey, Gainey, & Triplett, Ruth. (2004). Assessing the role of the strength of
neighborhood-based institutions in neighborhood rates of crime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville.
Sung, Hung-en, Sun, Ivan, & Chu, Doris. (2004). A comparison of job-related attitudes of Chinese
and American police officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville.
Sun, Ivan, & Payne, Brian (2003). Racial differences in resolving conflicts: A comparison between
black and white police officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver.
the role of neighborhood-based institutions in understanding neighborhood rates of crime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver.
Triplett, Ruth, Sun, Ivan, & Gainey, Randy. (2002). Public services and the willingness to enact control: Expanding our understanding of neighborhood crime rates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
Triplett, Ruth, Sun, Ivan, & Gainey, Randy. (2001). Neighborhood institutions: The effect on
neighborhood crime rates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
crime: Newport News (1989-2000). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta.
Sun, Ivan. (2001). Officer proactivity: A comparison between police field training officers and
non-training officers in two departments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington D.C.
Sun, Ivan, & Cretacci, Michael. (1999). A comparison of crime trends in Chinese societies and
the U.S. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto.
Sun, Ivan, & Cretacci, Michael. (1999). Neighborhood context and victimization: A test of
Sampson and Groves’ theory of social disorganization. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto.
Sun, Ivan. (1998). Police field training officers: Their outlooks and performance. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C. Invited Presentations Sun, Ivan. Procedural justice received and given: Supervisory treatment, emotional states and
behavioral compliance among Taiwanese police officers. Presentation to students and faculty at National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 25, 2016.
Presentation to students and faculty at People’s Public Security University of China. Beijing, China, May 30, 2016.
Sun, Ivan. Procedural justice, legitimacy, and public cooperation with police: Does Western wisdom
hold in China. Presentation to students and faculty at School of Social Development, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, December 30, 2015.
Sun, Ivan. Procedural justice, legitimacy, and public cooperation with police: Does Western wisdom
hold in China. Presentation to students and faculty at Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macau, China, December 14, 2015.
Sun, Ivan. Procedural justice, legitimacy, and public cooperation with police: Does Western wisdom hold in China. Presentation to students and faculty at Department of Sociology, University of Macau, Macau, China, December 11, 2015.
Sun, Ivan. Public willingness to cooperate with the police: Does the procedural justice model
applicable in China? Presentation to students and faculty at College of Law, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China, June 1, 2015.
Sun, Ivan. Public willingness to cooperate with the police: Does the procedural justice model
applicable in China? Presentation to students and faculty at College of Sociology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, May 28, 2015.
Sun, Ivan. Public Trust in Police in Taiwan. Presentation at the annual symposium of the Chinese
American Professional Association of Washington, D.C., November 1, 2014. Sun, Ivan. Social stratification and Chinese trust in courts. Presentation to law school students and
faculty at the Communication University of China, Beijing, China, January 7, 2014. Sun, Ivan. Social stratification and Chinese trust in the police. Presentation to faculty and graduate
students at Department and Graduate Institute of Criminology, National Chung Cheng University, Jiayi, Taiwan, December 26, 2013.
Sun, Ivan. Public trust in the police in Taiwan: A test of instrumental and expressive models. Presentation to police sergeant training class at Central Police University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, June 11, 2013. Sun, Ivan. One country, three populations: Trust in police among migrants, villagers, and urbanites
in China. Presentation to graduate students and faculty at School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, May 30, 2013.
Sun, Ivan. One country, three populations: Trust in police among migrants, villagers, and urbanites
in China. Presentation to graduate students and faculty at College for Criminal Law Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, May 23, 2013.
Sun, Ivan. Curriculum design and teaching material in criminology in the U.S. Presentation to
Criminology and Criminal Justice Forum at Hunan University, Changsha, China, June 9, 2012.
Sun, Ivan. Public assessments of police in rural and urban China. Presentation to law school
students and faculty at Hunan University, Changsha, China, June 8, 2012. Sun, Ivan. Public assessments of police in rural and urban China. Presentation to law school
students and faculty at China Youth University for Political Sciences, Beijing, China, June 5, 2012.
Sun, Ivan. Research methods in criminology and criminal justice. Presentation to law school
students and faculty at China Youth University for Political Sciences, Beijing, China, June 5, 2012.
Sun, Ivan. Public assessments of police in rural and urban China: A comparison to Guangzhou
residents. Presentation to the East Asia Policing Studies Forum, Hong Kong, June 2, 2012.
Sun, Ivan. Public trust in police in eight Chinese cities. Presentation to law school students and
faculty at the Communication University of China, Beijing, China, January 4, 2012. Sun, Ivan. Appropriate police response to domestic violence: A comparison of Chinese and
American college students. Presentation at the Public Forum for Teaching Crime Prevention in Everyday Life. Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, April 16, 2011.
Sun, Ivan. Doing criminological research: A cross cultural and national perspective. Presentation to
students and faculty at the Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, April 14, 2011.
Sun, Ivan. Social capital, political participation, and public trust in police in urban China.
Presentation to students and faculty at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, April 8, 2011
Sun, Ivan. Social capital, political participation, and public trust in police in urban China. The 30th
BNU Forums on Special Topics of the Criminal Law. Presentation to graduate students and faculty at College for Criminal Law Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, April 6, 2011.
Sun, Ivan. Citizen trust in police: A comparison between Taiwan and China and Taiwan.
Presentation to students and faculty at the Department of Sociology, National Taipei University, Taiwan, January 4, 2011.
Sun, Ivan. Citizen trust in police: A comparison between China and Taiwan. Presentation to
students and faculty at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Xiamen University, China, January 3, 2011.
Sun, Ivan. Doctoral study in criminology and criminal Justice in the U.S. Presentation to students
and faculty at the Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 30, 2010.
Sun, Ivan. Social disorganization and crime. Presentation to graduate students and faculty at
Department of Crime Prevention and Correction, Central Police University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 25, 2010.
Sun, Ivan. Recent developments and future directions of research on police behavior. Presentation
to students and faculty at the Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan, January 9, 2010.
Sun, Ivan, Button, Deeanna, & Gonzalez, Nicole. A comparative study of Chinese and American
college students’ support for the death penalty. The 24th BNU Forums on Special Topics of the Criminal Law. Presentation to graduate students and faculty at College for Criminal Law Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, December 10, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. A comparative study of Chinese and American college students’ support for the death
penalty. Presentation to law school students and faculty at the Communication University of China, Beijing, China, December 9, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. A comparative study of Chinese and American college students’ support for the death
penalty. Presentation to law school students and faculty at the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China, December 8, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. Social disorganization and crime. Presentation to law school students enrolled in the
undergraduate Criminology course at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, December 8, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. An introduction of University of Delaware and graduate study in the U.S. Presentation to
students at the Shih Chien University Kaohsiung Campus, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, June 11, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. Graduate study in criminology and criminal Justice in the U.S. The 39th BNU Lectures on
Criminal Law by Famous Specialists. Presentation to College for Criminal Law Science students and faculty at the Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, January 12, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. Graduate study in criminology and criminal Justice in the U.S. Presentation to law school
students and faculty at the Communication University of China, Beijing, China, January 8, 2009.
Sun, Ivan. Police response to victims of domestic violence. Presentation at the Victim Research
Symposium, Center for Family Violence Education and Research, Norfolk, Old Dominion University, April 11, 2005.
Sun, Ivan. Police field training programs: Selection, training, and compensation policies.
Presentation to the deputy chief and senior managers of Albany, New York, Police Department, May, 2000.
Newspapers and TV Interviews/Coverages Interviewed and quoted by The Wall Street Journal on “China’s middle class vents over growing list of
grievances: A father’s death in custody is the latest incidents to fuel urbanities’ sense of unease,” May 24, 2016.
Interviewed and quoted by the Review (UD’s independent newspaper) on “University discuss
potential school shooting response,” October 27, 2015. http://udreview.com/university-discusses-potential-school-shooting-response/.
Interviewed and quoted by the Review (UD’s independent newspaper) on “Newark city council to
consider controversial license plate cameras,” October 6, 2014. http://udreview.com/2014/10/06/newark-city-council-to-consider-controversial-license-plate-cameras/.
Interviewed and quoted by the Delaware News Journal on “DSP chain of command full of missing
Interviewed and quoted by the Review (UD’s independent newspaper) on “Study shows a decrease in
college crimes,” March 18, 2008. Interviewed and quoted by the Delaware News Journal on “In parts of City, people paralyzed by fear,
January 28, 2008, p. A1-A2. Interviewed and quoted by the Review (UD’s independent newspaper) on “Police Chief’s vacancy
filled temporarily,” February 20, 2007, p. 4. Interviewed by and aired on WHYY-Channel 12, Delaware, on “The State’s decision to reinstate the
Superintendent of the Delaware State Police,” March 24, 2005. University Service At University of Delaware 2015-2016 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology Department Graduate Policy Committee Asian Studies Executive Committee Institute of Global Studies Advisory Board 2014-2015 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Administrative Assistant II) Asian Studies Executive Committee College Recruitment Committee (Computational Social Science) Institute of Global Studies Advisory Board University IRB Committee 2013-2014 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Asian Studies Executive Committee University IRB Committee 2012-2013 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Administrative Assistant) Asian Studies Executive Committee University Faculty Senate (Fall 2012) 2011-2012 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Gender/race/inequality and social welfare) East Asian Studies Executive Committee University IRB Committee (Spring 2012) 2010-2011 On sabbatical leave
2009-2010 College (Arts and Sciences) Senator Department Assessment Committee Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Policy Committee Department Promotion and Tenure Committee East Asian Studies Executive Committee
Interdepartmental Scholarship Committee (the Chinese Embassy Scholarship Program)
2008-2009 Department Assessment Committee Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Policy Committee Department Promotion and Tenure Committee East Asian Studies Executive Committee 2007-2008 Department Assessment Committee Department Awards Committee Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Promotion and Tenure Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Co-Director of Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies) East Asian Studies Executive Committee
Interdepartmental Scholarship Committee (the Chinese Embassy Scholarship Program)
2006-2007 Chair Review Committee (Department of Communication) Department Awards Committee Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology (chair) Department Graduate Policy Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Criminology, chair) East Asian Studies Executive Committee 2005-2006 Department Comprehensive Exam Area Committee – Criminology Department Policy Committee Department Recruitment Committee (Research Methods) Department Undergraduate Policy Committee At Old Dominion University 2003-2004 Advisor, Kappa Omicron Rho (KOP), the ODU chapter of ACJA
Chief Departmental Advisor (Spring 2004) Department Graduate Committee 2002-2003 Advisor, Kappa Omicron Rho (KOP), the ODU chapter of ACJA
College of Arts and Letters Elections Committee Department Executive Committee Department Graduate Committee 2001-2002 Advisor, Kappa Omicron Rho (KOP), the ODU chapter of American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA)
College of Arts and Letters Elections Committee Department Executive Committee
Department Graduate Committee 2000-2001 Department Graduate Committee Department Recruitment Committee Professional Service Promotion and tenure review Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Sociology
Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Oklahoma State University (Tulsa), Department of Sociology
Old Dominion University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice University of Macau, Law School University of Macau, Department of Sociology Wayne State University, Department of Criminal Justice Grant application review
Israel Science Foundation National Science Foundation Research Foundation - Flanders (Belgium) (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO) University of Macao Multi-Year Research Grant (MYRG)
Journal review
American Journal of Criminal Justice American Journal of Sociology Asia Pacific Journal of Police and Criminal Justice Asian Journal of Criminology Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Crime and Criminal Justice International Crime and Delinquency Crime, Law and Social Change Criminal Justice Review Criminology European Journal of Criminology International Criminal Justice Review International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
International Journal of Police Science and Management International Sociology Journal of Crime and Justice Journal of Criminal Justice Justice Quarterly Law and Policy Police Practice and Research: An International Journal Police Quarterly Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management Race and Justice Sociological Forum Violence Against Women Western Criminology Review
Journal Editorial Boards Asia Pacific Journal of Police and Criminal Justice (2015-present)
Crime and Criminal Justice International (Guest editor, 2013, two issues) Criminology (2015-present) International Criminal Justice Review (2013-2015) Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management (2013-present)
HONORS & AWARDS
2014 25 top criminal justice professors (http://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/profs/top-criminal-justice-professors)
2012 Top 15 associate professors in productivity in criminology and criminal justice PH.D. programs (Copes et al., Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 23, 423-440).
2011 Top 50 most prolific sole and lead authors in elite criminology and criminal justice journals, 2000-2009 (Orrick & Weir, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 22, 24-42).
2009 Listed on Who’s Who in Social Sciences Education 2009 Listed on Who’s Who in America 2007 Faculty Fellows, Center for International Studies, University of Delaware 2007 Recipient of Jan Burrow’s Graduate Educator Award, Department of Sociology and Criminal justice, University of Delaware 1992 Beta Gamma Sigma, George Washington University 1989 Outstanding Thesis Award, National Government Officer Thesis Competition Taiwan 1984 1st Place graduation, Law Enforcement Academy Class 23, Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Taiwan
COMMUNITY SERVICE Chair, Board of Directors, Chinese American Community Center of Delaware, 2016-2017. President-elect, the Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United States
(ACCCJ), 2014-2016. Member, Executive Committee, Asian Association of Police Studies (AAPS), 2015-2016.
Member, Board of Directors, the Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the
United States (ACCCJ), 2010-2013. Member of Presidium, Asian Criminological Society, 2011-2013. Member, Board of Directors, Chinese American Community Center, Delaware, 2009-2012 Chair, Board of Directors, Chinese School of Delaware, 2009-2010. Board Member, Board of Directors, Chinese School of Delaware, 2007-2011. Faculty Advisor, Taiwanese Student Association, University of Delaware, 2007-2013. President, Hampton Roads Figure Skating Club, June 2003-June 2004. Director, Academic Affairs, Tidewater Chinese School, August 2003-May 2004.
