Chinese Immigrants’ Perceptions of Community Justice in the USA: An Exploratory Study

Revised version of a poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, November 2021.An increasing body of research has highlighted the significance of collaboration between criminal justice practitioners and residents to enhance the quality of life in communities. As an innovative practice model, this collaborative concept maximizes the effectiveness of three core factors of community justice (community policing, community courts, and community corrections) by maintaining community order and enhancing neighbourhood quality of life. However, as many cities and municipalities have invested time and resources into developing positive relationships with immigrants, little research has been focused on the nexus between immigrant communities within the community justice movement model. 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