Brief History
＞＞＞Brief History＜＜＜
The Graduate Institute of Criminology (GIC) was established in August 1996 at the College of Social Science under the leadership of the first Institute Head, Dr. Te-hui Tsai, who was later appointed as the president of the Central Police University.
In 1998, the Institute was transferred to the newly established College of Education, because educational measurements were considered more appropriate to the prevention of crimes.
Two years later, in 2000, GIC launched a Ph.D. program, and in the next year, 2001, an undergraduate program was also established to ensure the Institute had a more complete educational program in criminology and criminal justice. At the same time, the Institute was renamed as the Department of Criminology and also had a master's program, and special classes for a part-time master’s program. Currently, more than 30 doctoral students, over 100 master students, and about 140 undergraduate students are enrolled in the Department.
The department continues to be ranked as the leading academic Institute of Criminology and Criminal justice in Taiwan.
＞＞＞Educational Goals ＜＜＜
The educational goal of the department is to integrate several crime-related areas, such as sociology, psychology, social work, law, and psychiatry, and adopt an interdisciplinary approach to organize the curriculum. This integrative approach has been well implemented so far. Moreover, the department has also connected to various criminal justice agencies, creating practicum opportunities for students, and providing our graduates with a high academic quality environment.
＞＞＞Features＜＜＜
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Multiple curriculums
The undergraduate program of the department includes criminology, criminal psychology, juvenile delinquency, counseling psychology, social work, criminal law, corrections, police science, psychiatry, and associated topics. |
Practicum and extracurricular activity
In addition to the regular in-class curriculum, the undergraduate program of the department has 240-hour practicum in social work, probational, or correctional agencies to create an opportunity for students to learn in a real-world environment. |
First program of criminal justice
The department has the first program of criminal justice established in a university environment other than a police training school. Under the auspices of the College of Education another feature is that, since our graduates can earn educational credits, it is easier to move on to be a middle school teacher. |
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High quality criminal justice practitioners
The department has a regular master program, an in-service master program, and a Ph.D. program, all of which train high quality criminal justice practitioners. In-service graduate students currently hold positions such as school principals, teachers, counselors, social workers, police officers, prosecutors, judges, probation officers, and investigators. The department also creates opportunities to learn from each other, |
Internationalization research and teaching
The department has established an academic exchange program cooperating with programs from various foreign countries. |
Crime prevention
The department has established cooperative relationships with government agencies, such as the Health Administration, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education, the Child Bureau, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Council, and the Drug Prevention Bureau. Based on these relationships, the department can help to establish well-design and evidence-based programs to reduce crimes |