Prof. WONG Sing Wing Dennis (黃成榮)

Prof Dennis S.W. WONG, PhD (黃成榮教授) is currently Professor of Criminology & Social Work at Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. His areas of teaching and research are criminology, youth studies, parents-child relationships, conflict management, and restorative justice. Dennis is honorary consultant on youth drugs abuse, school bullying, and offenders’ rehabilitation for governmental organizations in Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. He is one of the founding members of Asian Criminological Society, an active member of Asia Pacific Forum of Restorative Justice, and chairman / board member for a number of non-governmental organizations. Apart from publishing articles in local and international journals, he has published six books related to youth delinquency, school bullying, alternative to prosecution, mediation, and restorative justice.

黃成榮教授，現任香港城市大學社會及行為科學系教授。早年於香港修讀社會工作專業，後赴英國深造，獲約克大學社會政策碩士及布理斯托大學哲學博士（社會工作及犯罪學），專長犯罪學、青少年研究、親子教育、調解學及復和司法等。黃教授亦擔任多項義務顧問及公職，包括曾任香港禁毒常務員會委員及香港警察學院顧問、現任香港青少年犯罪學會會長、復和綜合服務中心董事等。黃教授是一名受歡迎的講者，經常到海外學術機構作主講嘉賓，地點包括英國、美國、加拿大、澳洲、荷蘭、北愛爾蘭、挪威、新加坡、馬來西亞、北京及南京等地，更獲香港城市大學頒發傑出教學獎。近年來，除了撰寫文章於英美國際學術期刊外，他近年的著書包括《青少年價值觀及違規行為探索》、《學童欺凌研究及對策》、《平息風暴：復和調解的理念及實務》、《犯罪學解密》等。

Award and Achievement

• 1996 “Teaching Excellence Awards” City University of Hong Kong.

• Juvenile delinquency
• Youth values
• Bullying and school violence
• Restorative justice
• Parent-child relationship

Public Service

• 2018 - 2021, Chairman, Education Committee, Hong Kong Council of Church of Christ in China.Hong Kong.
• 2017 - 2020, Convenor, Asia Pacific Forum of Restorative Justice.
• 2017 - Now, Convenor, Research Advisory Group, Narcotics Division, Security Bureau, Hong Kong Government of SAR.
• 2016 - Now, Chairman , Board of Directors, Centre for Restoration on Human Relationships.
• 2016 - 2018, Member of Executive Committee, Asian Criminological Society.
• 2015 - 2020, Honorary Advisor, Staff Training Institute of Correctional Services Department.Hong Kong.
• 2013 - 2017, Chairman, Executive Committee, Hong Kong Council, Church of Christ in China.
• 2011 - Now, Member , Board of Directors, Excel Life and Development Services.
• 2008 - Now, President, The Hong Kong Juvenile Delinquency Research Society.
• 2006 - 2007, Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Police College.
• 2005 - 2008, Member, AIDS Advisory Council - Community Forum.
• 2003 - Now, Honorary Advisor, The Association of Principals of Secondary Schools, the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China.
• 2003 - 2006, Member, Community Health Services Governing Committee, Haven of Hope Christian Service.
• 2002 - 2008, Member, Action Committee against Narcotics.
• 2001 - Now, Associate Fellow, Research Society of Juvenile Delinquency, Macau.
• 2001 - 2006, Member, Management Committee of Red Ribbon Centre for AIDS Prevention.
• 2000 - Now, Approved Manager, Central School Board, the Church of Christ in China.
• 2000 - 2005, Chairman, Social Services Committee, the Church of Christ in China.
• 1999 - Now, Approved Manager, Hop Yat Church Primary School.
• 1999 - Now, Member, Board of Directors, Wu Oi Christian Drug Rehabilitation Services.

Administrative Assignment

• 1 Oct 2019 - mid Nov 2020, Acting University Librarian, Run Run Shaw Library. 
• 1 Sep 2019 - 31 Dec 2019, Associate Dean (Faculty and Research), College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
• 15 Apr 2019 - 31 Jul 2019, Acting Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
• 1 Nov 2018 - 14 Apr 2019, Associate Dean, Research and Post-graduate Studies.
• 1 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2020, Leader, Discipline in Sociology and Criminology.
• 1 Mar 2011 - 30 Oct 2018, Associate Dean, Student Life and Learning.

Research / Thesis Supervision

• 1 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2020, PhD in Social Work and Criminology.

Teaching Service

• 1 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2020, 4, Key Issues of Criminology in Contemporary Societies.
• 1 Sep 2005 - 31 Aug 2020, 4, Conflict Management and Mediation.
• 1 Sep 2005 - 31 Aug 2020, 4, Working with Young People and Offenders.