Professor Doris Chu

Professor

School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Doris Chu is a Professor of Criminology. She received her M.A and Ph.D in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany. Prior to assuming her present position, she had taught at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan and Arkansas State University in the USA.

Her research interests include religiosity and desistance, gender and policing, comparative criminal justice, and the application of positive psychology to substance abuse interventions. Her publications have appeared in Policing, Criminology and Criminal Justice, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Journal of Family Violence, Policing and Society, Crime and Delinquency, and British Journal of Criminology. Her scholarly work has been recognized internationally. She was awarded the 2013 Richard J. Terrill best paper of the year for the article entitled “The Role of the State on Cross-National Homicide Rates,” which was published in the International Criminal Justice Review. She also received the 2011 faculty research award from Arkansas State University and 2019 outstanding faculty research award from National Chung Cheng University. She is the editor for the Asia/Pacific volume of a multi-volume book set entitled Crime and Punishment around the World for ABC/CLIO (publish in October 2010). The book set includes a volume for each of four world regions: Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific. The World Bank described this book as an “unprecedented work” in their newsletter.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Doris' research interests include the following:
● the intersection of gender and criminal justice
● comparative criminal justice
● policing
● religiosity and desistance
● positive psychology interventions and offender rehabilitation

Key Publications

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Gender equality and female incarceration: Evidence from global and regional analyses, Chu, D., Hebenton, B., Toh, A. 1 Jul 2025, In: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Sex Differences in Coping Strategies and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Taiwanese Police Officers, Chu, D. 1 Feb 2025, In: Criminal Justice and Behavior
Factors affecting post-traumatic growth and anticipated desistance: An examination of females incarcerated for drug-related offenses, Chu, D. 22 May 2023, 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology (ESC)
Perceived stress and mental health during the pandemic of COVID-19: An examination of Taiwanese police officers, Chu, D. 30 Jun 2023, In: Policing
Perceptions of police misconduct in Taiwan: Does procedural justice matter?, Lai, Y., Chu, D., Wu, S., Luo, F., Lo, T. 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Crime and Justice
Influence of religiosity and studying law on college students’ punitive attitudes in China, Chu, D., Cretacci, M., Gao, Y. 1 Feb 2022, In: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Victimization and Bullying in Taiwan, Lo, C., Ash-Houchen, W., Cheng, T., Chu, D. Dec 2022, In: Violence and Victims
Gender Equality and Female Offending: Evidence From International Data Sources, Chu, D., Hebenton, B., Toh, A. 1 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Perceived social network and support functions among substance abusers: Does gender matter?, Hahn, Y., Chu, D. 11 Jun 2021, 6th CIFA Regional Symposium 2021: Family First, Hong Kong, CIFA
The Link between Childhood Maltreatment, Prostitution, and Victimization of Physical Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Female Inmates in Taiwan, Chen, Y., Chu, D. 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Family Violence