Allan Y. Jiao is a Professor of
Criminal Justice at the Department of Law and Justice Studies at Rowan
University in New Jersey, U.S.A. He holds a Master’s Degree in
Public Administration (1991) from Lewis & Clark College and a Ph.D. in Criminal
Justice (1996) from Rutgers
University. He has
many years of college teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate
level. The courses he has taught span
various disciplines including English, Economics, Sociology, Public
Administration, and Criminal Justice. He has engaged in scholarly
research in Criminal Justice with a specialization in policing in the U.S.,
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Brazil, and worked with many scholars and
practitioners in the field. Jiao has
published extensively in policing and criminal justice including refereed
journal articles, book chapters, and books. Some of his recent articles
have appeared in Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and
Management, Journal of Criminal Justice, Police Quarterly, Public
Administration and Policy: A Hong Kong & Asia-Pacific Journal, International
Criminal Justice Review, and Policing
and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy. He has
published three books: Police Auditing: Theories and Practices (Charles
C Thomas Publisher, 1999), Public Order: A Global Perspective (Pearson
Prentice Hall, 2005, with Dilip K. Das), and The Police in Hong Kong: A Contemporary View (The University Press
of America, 2007). Jiao’s current research interest focuses on policing,
violence, and comparative criminal justice issues. He earned a Fulbright
Senior Scholar Award in Hong Kong and conducted police studies there during the
2001-02 academic year. Jiao enjoys
communicating with scholars, practitioners, and students.