ACS Conference 2026 Program

Session 1-A: Cybercrime, Fraud and Digital Harms

Room: Ballroom

• Chien, I-Lin & Chyou, Ya-Tien — Public Awareness of Anti-Fraud Campaigns and Scam Detection Ability in Taiwan [ID: 095]
• Cheng, Ming-Jung & Chen Ming Cheng — Deconstructing Social Engineering Tactics in Telecom Fraud: A Case Study of the "PlusPay" Mass Account Takeover in Taiwan [ID: 094]
• Zhong Hua — Debrising Empire: How Displaced Cryptocurrency Industries Becomes Financial Infrastructure of Illicit Economy [ID: 101]
• Shamir Rajadurai — Can AI Really Predict Crime? [ID: 035]

Session 1-B: Corrections, Rehabilitation and Desistance

Room: Salon II

• Nasrul Ismail & Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid — Beyond Imprisonment: Judicial Whipping and the Comparative Study of Punishment in Southeast Asia [ID: 010]
• William Soh Tee Peng — Examining the Relationship between Ex-Offenders and Volunteers, and its Influence on Desistance [ID: 016]
• Nasrul Ismail — Selective State Capacity and the Governance of Prison Crises in Southeast Asia [ID: 009]
• Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid — Relational Pathways into Crime Among Women Prisoners in Malaysia [ID: 075]

Session 1-C: Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Room: Salon III

• Kuo Chia Hao — Feasibility of Popularization of “Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device” [ID: 041]
• Sharon Jacqueline Albert Wilson — Investigating the Effectiveness of Anti-Scam TikTok Videos on Public Awareness and Prevention Behaviors [ID: 005]
• Elaine Yunting Bandigan — The Lifeworld of Leaders in Remote Villages Against Victimization in Zamboanga Peninsula [ID: 296]
• Paulino V. Pioquinto — Strategies at Curtailing Drug Use at The Grassroots: Perspectives of Village Chiefs [ID: 253]
• Rolly B Nain & Gerry J. Caño — Program Implementation of Revitalized Pulis sa Cagayan de Oro City [ID: 292]

Session 1-D: Gender, Sexual and Family Violence

Room: Salon IV

• Janaanie Rajendra Kumar — Healing Hands, Protective Eyes: Exploring Caregiver and Authorities Perspectives on Post-Rescue Support for Sex Trafficking Survivors [ID: 017]
• Masahiro Tsushima — The Role of the Family in Adolescents’ Well-Being [ID: 233]
• Yiwei Xia — Victim–Offender Relationship, Modus Operandi, and Offense Outcomes in Child Molestation: Evidence from China [ID: 099]
• Takeshi Okabe — Family Environment and Delinquent Behavior: An Examination Based on ISRD4 Japan Data [ID: 100]

Session 1-E: Governance, Corruption and Public Policy

Room: Salon V

• Yu Pin — Public Attitudes Toward the Criminal Reconciliation System in China: An Analysis through the Lens of the Relationism Theory [ID: 221]
• Dong Yuanmei — Colonialism, Corruption and Anticorruption: The Case of British Colonial Hong Kong [ID: 266]
• Wang Li Hsin — Current Status and Reform Suggestions for Forensic Interview Procedures in Taiwan [ID: 004]
• Alden Bonita Galido — From Roots to Resilience: Environmental Study on Policy Enforcement and Conservation of Mangroves in Camarines Sur, Philippines [ID: 250]

Session 2-A: Policing and Law Enforcement

Room: Salon II

• Tung, Yu-Po — Situational Teaching in Taiwan Police College Education [ID: 258]
• Md. Shakhawat Hossain — Obstacles to Police Reform in Bangladesh: An Explorative Study [ID: 077]
• Alrien Francisco Dausan — Assessment of the Implementation of Pulis sa Barangay (PSB) in Malolos City [ID: 021]
• Shirley Seangoy Domingo — Educational Readiness and Service Characteristics of Philippine National Police Personnel in Tuguegarao City Police Station, Philippines [ID: 212]

Session 2-B: Criminological Theory, Methods and Comparative Studies

Room: Salon III

• Moulin Xiong — Clearance Rate and Crime Rate in Asia [ID: 072]
• Virosca Dan Gan — From Arts to Hearts: A Typology of Arts-Based Research Approaches in Criminology [ID: 089]
• Mahesh Nalla & Anna Gurinskaya — Pluralizing Digital Colonialism: Penal Technology Transfers Beyond a North–South Framework [ID: 102]
• Clint Michael G. Raymundo — Truth Verification Using Polygraph Examination Technique: Basis for Polygraph Examination Reliability and Validation Design [ID: 109]

Session 2-C: Cybercrime, Fraud and Digital Harms

Room: Salon IV

• Wini Lhor Bonane & Gerry J. Caño — The Level of Understanding of College Students on Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 [ID: 271]
• Li Weicheng — Moral Neutralization within the Algorithmic Black Box: A Qualitative Study of Deviant Behavior among Quantitative Hedge Fund Practitioners [ID: 272]
• Shuai Honglan — Exploring Chinese Citizens’ Perceptions of AI-driven Predictive Policing: AI Knowledge, Perceived Technological Performance, And Perceived Procedural Justice [ID: 273]
• Lovely F. Recla-Agagdan & Gerry J. Caño — Cyber Prostitution: A Case Study [ID: 293]

Session 2-D: Drugs, Addiction and Substance Use

Room: Salon V

• Lok Lun Wing — Effects of Social Exclusion on Neural Responses in Domestic Violence Offenders Depend on Addiction [ID: 034]
• Nicole Marie Tan Posadas — Prevailing Risk Factors Among Reoffending Drug Surrenderees [ID: 216]
• Liu Yu Hua — How Do Amphetamines and Cigarettes Affect Users’ Inhibitory Control and Error Monitoring? [ID: 031]
• Donald B. Narra — The Causal Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and Recidivism Rates: Basis for Project Restart [ID: 251]
• Carmelita Chavez — A Chance at Redemption: A Multi-case Study of Drug Surrenderees Becoming Productive Citizens in Society [ID: 012]

Session 2-E: Special Session I: Technology, Law and Judicial Protection

Room: Ballroom

• Shu-Lung Yang — Stress and Craving Monitoring Among Drug-Deferred Prosecution Offenders 2025: An Experiment with Wearable Detection Devices and Real-Time Counseling [ID: 030]
• Huang Nien-Sheng — Governance in the Era of Industrialized AI Fraud: Evaluating Public Information Tools as Digital Guardians [ID: 053]
• Liu Jun Chien — Influence of Sexual Assault Victim and Perpetrator Characteristics on Sentencing Outcome [ID: 055]
• Chen Pei-Lin — Factors Associated with Criminal Responsibility Determinations in Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations: A Retrospective Data Analysis in Taiwan [ID: 052]
• Guang-Zong Huo — The Study of Financial Fraud in Taiwan: An Empirical Analysis of Judicial Rulings [ID: 028]

Session 3-A: Criminal Law, Sentencing and Justice

Room: Salon II

• Yongchul Park — So Called, Criminal Justice Reform in Korea between 2025 and 2026 [ID: 065]
• Shu Yuehan — The Trial of Assassinations Against National Leaders: 1900-2024 [ID: 046]
• Aoqi Zheng — Life on the Line: State Compensation for Wrongful Capital Cases in the United States [ID: 048]
• Shirajanie Muthukuda Arachichige Dona Shiroma Jeeva — Critical Analysis of Plea Bargaining in Criminal Justice: A Pragmatic Solution or a Threat to Fair Trial Rights? [ID: 011]

Session 3-B: Cybercrime, Fraud and Digital Harms

Room: Salon III

• Nur Hafizah Yusoff — Clicks, Cash, and Risk: Unpacking the Drivers of Online Gambling in Malaysia [ID: 242]
• Irnasya Shafira — “Everyone Knows Where My House Is Anyways”: The Trivialisation of Data Insecurity through Indonesian Public Official Discourse [ID: 022]
• Harsh Chandan — Mapping the Architecture of Deception: Leveraging Graph-Based Artificial Intelligence for the Detection and Disruption of Organised Love Scam Networks in Southeast Asia [ID: 076]
• Kartikeya Chamola — Beyond Human Intent: Establishing Criminal Liability for AI-Facilitated IP and Synthetic Content Crimes [ID: 079]

Session 3-C: Corrections, Rehabilitation and Desistance

Room: Salon IV

• Wang Mengyi — Governing Prisons in China: Co-Governance, Peer Monitoring and Collective Responsibility [ID: 256]
• Takematsu Miyuki — Who Constructs the “Subject of Rehabilitation”? Ambivalent Relationship among Women Residents in a Japanese Offender Rehabilitation Facility [ID: 260]
• Priyansh Singh Rajput — Artificial Intelligence in Prisoner Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of Western Models and Strategic Pathways for Asian Correctional Services [ID: 064]
• Fortunato R. Sagudo Jr — Understanding the Lived Experiences of Non-Passer Criminology Licensure Examination Examinees: Basis for Institutional Support Enhancement [ID: 113]
• Hu Xinrui — Procedural Justice and Substantive Justice in Chinese Criminal Justice: A Pilot Study Based on Practitioner Interviews and Official Data [ID: 299]

Session 3-D: Criminological Theory, Methods and Comparative Studies

Room: Salon V

• Xue Yu — The Concept of Restorative Justice [ID: 222]
• Dan Wang — A Comparative Criminological Study of the Definition of “Drugs” Across Asian Countries [ID: 047]
• Riya Kaintura — Artificial Intelligence in Prisoner Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of Western Models and Strategic Pathways for Asian Correctional Services [ID: 059]
• John Geoffrey Scot — Charting a Space in Criminology for the Global South [ID: 282]
• Christopher Emzin — Culturally Safe Teaching and Learning in Criminology: Embedding Indigenous-Informed Pedagogy in Criminology Education [ID: 008]

Session 3-E: Special Session II: School, Workplace Violence and Recovery

Room: Ballroom

• Tzeng, Shu-Ping — Workplace Bullying in Correctional Institutions [ID: 029]
• Chia-Feng Lu — Adverse Childhood Experiences, Gender Stereotypes, Rape Myths in Predicting Sexual Offenses [ID: 110]
• Wan Yun Cheng — A Qualitative Inquiry into Resilience Activation Among Vulnerable Youth Facing Adversity and Deviant Temptations in Taiwan [ID: 056]
• Li, Chia-Yin — The Mechanisms Linking Psychological Stress and Deviant Behavior Risk in University Settings: An Integrated Neurocriminological Model [ID: 088]
• Chen, Chia-Hua — A Study on the Implementation of Restorative Practices and Perceptions of School Climate in Taiwan: Perspectives from RJ-Trained Educational Personnel [ID: 057]

Session 4-A: Cybercrime, Fraud and Digital Harms

Room: Ballroom

• Lee, Yen-Ching — Research on AI-Assisted Decision-Making for Predicting and Supporting Mental Health Risks among Firefighters in Major Public Attack Incidents [ID: 248]
• Wu, Cheng-Lun — A Structural Model of Cyberbullying among Youth: The Role of Attachment within Social Bond Theory and Psychological Traits [ID: 247]
• Wang Guo Dong — Research on the Boundaries of Privacy Rights and Data Compliance Regarding Inmates in the Construction of Smart Prisons in China [ID: 298]
• Zeeshan Khan — Exploring the Role of Technology in Human Trafficking in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study of Human Trafficking Victims [ID: 300]

Session 4-B: Gender, Sexual and Family Violence

Room: Salon II

• Nestor C. Nabe — Shifting the Focus: A Quantitative Analysis of Spousal Abuse against Husbands by their Wives [ID: 201]
• Edward Maglucot — Gender-based Sexual Harassment Victimization Survey among OJT Students of Sibonga Community College for AY 2025-2026 [ID: 049]
• Roan C. Salon & Gerry J. Caño — Family Disputes and Loose Firearms Incidence in Marawi City: A Case Study [ID: 103]
• Filven L. Cagulada — Gender-Based Differences in Criminal Offenses as Perceived by Philippine National Police Personnel in Bohol [ID: 270]

Session 4-C: Policing and Law Enforcement

Room: Salon III

• Tsai Chang Ho — Police Officers Performing Duties Involving State Compensation - Using the Use of Police Equipment as an Example [ID: 098]
• Paulino V. Pioquinto — Frontline Custodians: Work World of Jail Guards [ID: 255]
• Aty Dodelon F. Sabijon — Spectrum-Based Crime Typology Theory (SBCTT): A Multidimensional Framework for Policing and Law Enforcement [ID: 276]

Session 4-D: Malaysia Session

Room: Salon IV

• Mohamad Shazlan Mohd Ali Piah — Digital Self-Policing: Victim-led Crime Prevention in Cases of Online Stalking in Malaysia [ID: 003]
• Sharon Jacqueline Albert Wilson — Exploring Police Misconduct in Malaysia: A Study of Stakeholder Perspectives [ID: 006]
• Shahriza Ilyana Ramli — Determinants of Public Sector Integrity Among Royal Malaysian Police Personnel in Malaysia: A Rotten Apple Theory Perspective [ID: 295]
• Shahriza Ilyana Ramli, Nur Alyssa Saila, Shahirah Amanisa — Public Perception on Police Ethics based on Procedural Justice Theory [ID: 291]

Session 4-E: Mandarin Session

Room: Salon V

• Lipan — Research on the Theory and Practice Improvement of Fine Punishment [ID: 026]
• Wang Yue — The Marginalization of Preventive Purposes in Sentencing [ID: 050]
• Li Li — Unveiling Perceived Risks and Rewards of Corruption: Constructing a Scale for Chinese Grass-root Officials [ID: 084]
• Lipan — Research on the Path of Practical Improvement of Fine Punishment — From the Perspective of China's Minor Crime Governance [ID: 026A]

Session 5-A: Youth Crime and Delinquency

Room: Ballroom

• Leow Hooi Teng — A Life-Course Analysis of Adult Substance Abuse: Pathways from Adolescent Delinquency [ID: 081]
• Wang, Peng — China’s “Lost Generation”: Non-Elite Chinese Youth Lost in Online Gambling [ID: 261]
• Kayan Lapto — Negotiated Practice Governance: Peer Norm Enforcement and Bullying in Hong Kong Primary Schools [ID: 265]
• Greatell C. Tumongcay & Gerry J. Caño — Children in Conflict with the Law in Cagayan de Oro City: A Case Study [ID: 297]
• Yan Zhang — Family Structure and Bullying Perpetration Among Adolescents: Direct and Indirect Pathways [ID: 290]

Session 5-B: Organized and Transnational Crime

Room: Salon II

• Yueh, Chi-An, Huang, Yu-Chun & Huang, Yi-Lin — A Research on Drug Smuggling of Cross-Strait and Taiwan’s Border Law Enforcement [ID: 093]
• Ken Chen — Sweet Deception in Cyber Spaces: How Chinese Organized Crime Groups Conduct Crossborder Romance Scams Involving Cryptocurrency [ID: 245]
• Koichi Hamai — Decline of Local Gangs and Rise of Cyber Gangs: Yami Baito as a Gateway to Crime in Japan [ID: 045]
• Jonathan Hunter — Beyond Deterrence: Applying Criminological Approaches to Wildlife Crime Through Collaborations [ID: 105]

Session 5-C: The Philippines Session

Room: Salon III

• Paulino V. Pioquinto — Mediating Conflicts, Settling Disputes and Restoring Peace: Work World of Barangay Justice Chairs [ID: 252]
• Paulino V. Pioquinto — Bulwark Against the Big One: Lifeworld of Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Chiefs [ID: 254]
• Starcheene T. Magsipoc — Social Control Theory and Person Who Use Drugs: A Study Inside the Rehabilitation Center [ID: 111]
• Marrianne B. Mejia — Children in Conflict with the Law in Bahay Pag-asa: Their Challenges and Coping Mechanisms [ID: 107]
• Melvie F. Bayog — A Love Divided: Unveiling the Realities of Polygamy Through the Lens of First Wives [ID: 096]

Session 5-D: Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Room: Salon IV

• Corpuz, Rhem Rick Navarro — Social Disorganization Across Spaces: Comparing Neighborhood Disorder, Informal Social Control, and Crime Perception in Rural and Urban Areas of the Global South [ID: 203]
• Mariyam Jameelah — Criminogenic Infrastructures of Extraction: Timber Laundering in Democratic Borneo [ID: 020]
• Christopher Damian Maxwel — A Multi-Site Assessment of the Lethality Assessment Program’s Impact on Reducing Intimate Partner Violence [ID: 032]
• Sheila Royo Maxwell — Interrogating Compliance to Environmental Laws Using the Procedural Justice Framework: A Study of Fisherfolks Around Tanon Strait, Philippines [ID: 037]
• Mariyam Jameelah — Successors of Power: Timber Laundering and the Paradox of Oligarchy in Democratic Borneo [ID: 020A]

Session 5-E: Criminal Law, Sentencing and Justice

Room: Salon V

• Zhang Heqi — When Malicious Arrears Meet Criminal Law: Governance Dilemmas and Recalibration in China [ID: 218]
• Konomi Kato — From Restorative to Restorytive: Reimagining Justice through Prison Theatre in Canada [ID: 083]
• Wing-Cheong Chan — Why Public Support for the Death Penalty Persists in Singapore [ID: 001]
• Kathleen B. Libayao — Justice System of Higaonon Indigenous Cultural Community: A Basis for Peace and Development Program [ID: 219]
• Almira G. Lim — Environmental Law Compliance and Violations: A Criminological Study of Republic Act 9003 In Selected Municipalities of Bohol [ID: 062]