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Victor Cheng
Center Director, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
【Educational Background】
Ph.D, National Chung-Cheng University
Post-doctoral Researcher & Visiting Scholar, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK
Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
【Professional Experience】
Senior Specialist, Department of Planning, Ministry of Justice, Taiwan
Probation Officer (on secondment), Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection, Ministry of Justice, Taiwan
Probation Officer, Shilin and Chiayi District Prosecutors Offices, Taiwa
【Awards & Honors】
- Excellence Award and Most Popular Award, “Commitment and Action in the Integration and Implementation of Women and Children Protection Networks” (Elite Network Award), jointly awarded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Taiwan Coalition Against Violence
- Distinguished Project Award (DPA), Project Management Grand Award (PTGA), Project Management Institute Taiwan Chapter (PMI Taiwan)
- Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Criminology Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Doctoral Dissertation Award, Correctional Development Foundation
- Best Communication Award, Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service (CETD)
- Selected Outstanding Civil Servant for Overseas Advanced Research Program, Ministry of Justice, Taiwan
- Elite Graduate, High-Level Civil Servant Leadership Development Program, Examination Yuan, Taiwan

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Crime Prevention and Corrections, Central Police University
Lifetime Member, Taiwan Society for Criminal Justice
Board Director, Taiwan Harm Reduction Association
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Research, Department of Psychiatry, HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Division, University of Pennsylvania, USA
【Areas of Expertise】
AI Applications in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Treatment, Generative AI and Machine Learning Research
【Professional Experience】
Research fellow, CTBC Center for Addition Prevention and Policy Research, National Taiwan Normal University
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Associate Research Fellow, Crime Research Center, National Chung Cheng University
Assistant Research Fellow, Crime Research Center, National Chung Cheng University
【Certifications】
Generative AI Competency Certification, The Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan, 2024
Machine Learning Certification (Fundamental to Advanced Levels), 2020
Certified IBM SPSS Data Analyst, 2013
【Honors and Awards】
- Ministry of Science and Technology Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Ministry of the Interior Independent Research Award
- 11th Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Taiwan Society of Criminology
- Best Master's Thesis Award in Prison Studies, 1st Annual Conference, Taiwan Society of Criminology
- Best Photo Scholar Award, 2018 American Society of Criminology Meeting


Associate Research Fellow, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
Research Field: Criminal Policy

Assistant Research Fellow, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
Research Field: Criminology, Drugs and Crime Research, Judicial Communication

Assistant Research Fellow, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
Areas of Specialisation:
Chinese Indigenous Criminology
Whole-person Recovery
Scientific Philosophy
CV(Curriculum Vitae)

Executive Officer, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
Officer, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice

Project Administrator, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice

Project Researcher, Crime Prevention Research Center,
Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice

Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Tsing Hua University
