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postgraduate thesis: Understanding offending behaviors : the case of asylum-seekers in Hong Kong
Title | Understanding offending behaviors : the case of asylum-seekers in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Au, H. [區顯龍], Lee, W. [李穎思], Ngan, H. [顏曦文], Wong, S. S. [黃珊珊], Yeung, Y. [楊欣寧]. (2017). Understanding offending behaviors : the case of asylum-seekers in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This research seeks to understand the genuine situation and the reasons why asylum seekers in Hong Kong are more likely to engage in offending behaviors. Based on 14 in-depth interviews with asylum seekers, law enforcers, social workers and volunteers in Hong Kong, this research identifies the reasons why the asylum seekers come to Hong Kong, the various difficulties the asylum seekers is facing in their daily life and how they react to this issue. The offending behaviors of asylum seekers will be explained through psychological and sociological perspectives in labeling theory, anomie theory and moral panic. This research also addresses the existing government policies regarding to asylum seekers in Hong Kong and further provides recommendations for improving the current situations.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Asylum, Right of - China - Hong Kong Criminal behavior - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/264821 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Au, Hin-lung | - |
dc.contributor.author | 區顯龍 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Wing-sze | - |
dc.contributor.author | 李穎思 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ngan, Hei-man | - |
dc.contributor.author | 顏曦文 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Shan-shan, Sharon | - |
dc.contributor.author | 黃珊珊 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yeung, Yan-ning | - |
dc.contributor.author | 楊欣寧 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-31T03:01:20Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-31T03:01:20Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Au, H. [區顯龍], Lee, W. [李穎思], Ngan, H. [顏曦文], Wong, S. S. [黃珊珊], Yeung, Y. [楊欣寧]. (2017). Understanding offending behaviors : the case of asylum-seekers in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/264821 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This research seeks to understand the genuine situation and the reasons why asylum seekers in Hong Kong are more likely to engage in offending behaviors. Based on 14 in-depth interviews with asylum seekers, law enforcers, social workers and volunteers in Hong Kong, this research identifies the reasons why the asylum seekers come to Hong Kong, the various difficulties the asylum seekers is facing in their daily life and how they react to this issue. The offending behaviors of asylum seekers will be explained through psychological and sociological perspectives in labeling theory, anomie theory and moral panic. This research also addresses the existing government policies regarding to asylum seekers in Hong Kong and further provides recommendations for improving the current situations. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Asylum, Right of - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Criminal behavior - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | Understanding offending behaviors : the case of asylum-seekers in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_991044049792903414 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044049792903414 | - |