The Academy for the Judiciary, in collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering Office of the Executive Yuan and National Chung Cheng University, jointly hosted the “2025 Seminar on Criminal Policy and Crime Prevention Research” on December 9, 2025 (Tuesday). The seminar featured four thematic sessions: “Supervision and Mitigation Measures for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in Taiwan’s Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP) Sector,” “Research on Treatment Strategies and Measures for Elderly Long-term Inmates,” “Cross-Departmental Defense Experience Research on Telecom and Internet Fraud Groups,” and “2024 Crime Situation and Analysis—Integration of Mechanisms for Pre-indictment Diversion Treatment for Drug Users.” Through empirical research findings, the seminar provided policy recommendations concerning crime prevention and the formulation of criminal policy.

In addition, to encourage more outstanding talent to engage in research on crime prevention and criminal policy, the Academy for the Judiciary has annually organized the “Outstanding Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Award in Crime Prevention Research.” This year marked the 12th edition of the award, with a total of 15 master’s and doctoral students receiving honors. For this year’s award ceremony, Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-Chien was specially invited to deliver remarks and personally present certificates of merit, in recognition of and encouragement for the award recipients.

In his opening address, Minister Cheng noted that since its establishment in 2013, the Crime Prevention Research Center of the Academy for the Judiciary has consistently moved toward becoming an important national think tank and has already achieved numerous significant outcomes. He further stated that the four empirical studies presented at this seminar each proposed valuable recommendations for enhancing various aspects of criminal justice and crime prevention, with the expectation of supporting the practical development of relevant government agencies. Minister Cheng also extended his congratulations to all award-winning master’s and doctoral students and encouraged them to continue contributing their efforts to the advancement of crime prevention research.

The seminar brought together participants from academia and professional practice. Following four sessions of lively discussion throughout the morning and afternoon, the event concluded successfully.