2025-12-12 20:21 United Daily News / Reporter
LIAO,PING-CHI / Taipei Instant Report
Taiwan Society of Criminology held a Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony and Board Meeting today at the Taipei Tiancheng Hotel, presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Professors Chuen-Jim Sheu and Huang, Fu-Yuan in recognition of their outstanding contributions to crime prevention.
Former President of the Central Police University, Honorary Chairman Tsai,Te-Hui, presented the award. Deputy Minister of Justice HUANG,SHIH-CHIEH, President of the Central Police University HUANG,MING-CHAO, Director-General of the Agency of Corrections LIN,HSIEN-MING, Deputy Director-General of the National Police Agency LIAO,HSUN-CHENG, and Chief Secretary of the National Immigration Agency LIN,TSE-CHIEN attended the ceremony.
HUANG,SHIH-CHIEH highly praised the Society’s long-term promotion of domestic criminological research and crime prevention work, making it the most representative professional criminological academic organization in the country. He also paid tribute to the two award-winning professors, thanking them for their outstanding and exemplary contributions to criminological scholarship and policy in Taiwan.
Chuen-Jim Sheu holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York. He has long advocated for “criminal theory research,” emphasizing the need to enrich empirical data in criminology to provide a clearer picture of crime.
His seminal work, “Criminology,” is considered an authoritative textbook and essential reading for all law enforcement practitioners. Furthermore, his “Humanistic Criminology” advocates a human-centered approach, shifting the focus of justice from punishment to rehabilitation and dialogue. It is a crucial source of thought in Taiwan’s emphasis on victim rights, the promotion of criminal justice reform, and restorative justice, making him a significant intellectual leader in Taiwan’s judicial reform.
Chuen-Jim Sheu was also a pioneer in introducing foreign crime victim surveys to Taiwan and institutionalized the five-year crime census system, aligning Taiwan’s crime statistics with international standards and establishing international standards for criminological research. In practice, Chuen-Jim Sheu introduced the concept of “situational crime prevention,” emphasizing the combined efforts of communities and businesses in maintaining public safety. He also dedicated himself to localizing “control theory,” constructing a criminological knowledge system with Taiwanese characteristics. He served as a long-term advisor to the Ministry of Justice, assisting the government in formulating crime prevention policies and making outstanding contributions. This Lifetime Achievement Award is truly well-deserved.
Professor Huang, Fu-Yuan is currently a Chair Professor at Ming Chuan University and Dean of the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education. He is one of the few criminologists in Taiwan who possesses both profound academic attainments and experience as a head of a central government ministry. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Houston State University and is one of the first recipients of the American Academy of Criminal Justice’s doctoral dissertation award.
In terms of practical contributions, Huang, Fu-Yuan has served as an Examination Yuan member and Director-General of the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan. During his tenure, he dedicated himself to promoting legal reforms in the civil service and actively worked to eliminate gender stereotypes within the civil service system, promoting a friendly workplace and gender equality policies.
During his political career, Huang, Fu-Yuan received a total of seven national-level professional awards for his outstanding interdisciplinary contributions, including the First-Class Medal of Merit, the First-Class Medal of the Ministry of the Interior, the Second-Class Medal of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Ministry of National Defense, and the First-Class Medal of the Transportation Department—a rare achievement in both academia and politics.
Huang, Fu-Yuan’s academic expertise includes publications on “Negotiation and Crisis Management,” “Police and Female Victims,” and “Introduction to Criminology,” among others. He has long served as a director of the Modern Women’s Foundation, dedicated to women and child safety and crisis management.
LI,HSIU-AN ,Chairman of Taiwan Society of Criminology, stated that the association’s core objectives are “to develop criminological theory, improve crime prevention systems, enhance practical quality, and promote social stability.” It is committed to integrating cross-disciplinary resources related to crime prevention to elevate the professional status of criminology in Taiwan.