Prof. Tit Wing Lo

Department of Applied Social Studies

City University of Hong Kong (China)

Professor

Email: sstwl@cityu.edu.hk

Qualifications

1991 Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Criminology

1984 M.P., University of Hull, Criminology & Social Work

1980 B.Sc., University of Hull, Social Administration

1976 Certificate in Social Word, Institute for Social Work Training, Hong Kong

Publications (selected)

1. Guan, X., Wing Lo, T. (2024). Effective sanction avoidance in drug trafficking: The construction and validation of the restrictive deterrence utility scale using a sample of female drug offenders. Journal of Community Psychology, 52, 1031–1055. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23074
2. Lo, T & Kwok, Sharon Ingrid. (2024). Chinese triads and the notion of territory. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 25. 10.1177/17488958241301947. 
3. Wong, Gabriel & Manning, Matthew & Lo, T. & Johnson, Shane. (2024). Triad influence on the detection of crime in Hong Kong. PLOS ONE. 19. e0297145. 10.1371/journal.pone.0297145. 
4. Lo, T. & Wong, John & Chan, Gloria & Kato, Takahiro. (2023). Hikikomori: an international perspective on assessment, treatment, and community intervention. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1297898. 
5. Lo, T. & Chan, Gloria. (2023). Understanding the life experiences of elderly in social isolation from the social systems perspective: using Hong Kong as an illustrating example. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1114135. 
6. Guan, Xin & Lo, T.. (2023). Effective sanction avoidance in drug trafficking: The construction and validation of the restrictive deterrence utility scale using a sample of female drug offenders. Journal of Community Psychology. 52. 10.1002/jcop.23074. 
7. Lo, T. & Chan, Gloria & Lee, Gabriel & Guan, Xin & Kwok, Sharon. (2023). Young people’s perceptions of the challenges and opportunities during the Mainland China–Hong Kong convergence. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10. 10.1057/s41599-023-01755-2. 
8. Chan, Gloria & Lo, T. & Fung, Johnny. (2023). Use of theatresports to promote positive education among youth participants. BMC Public Health. 23. 10.1186/s12889-023-15825-2. 
9. So, Chi & Guan, Xin & Lo, T.. (2023). Restrictive deterrence in Hong Kong drug dealing: exploring a framework of certainty reduction – severity mitigation. Trends in Organized Crime. 1-25. 10.1007/s12117-023-09495-0.
10. Li K-K, Leung CLK, Yeung D, Chiu MYL, Chong AML, Lam BCY, Chung EKH and Lo TW (2023) Development and validation of the caregiver needs and resources assessment. Front. Psychol. 14:1063440. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1063440
11. Lo, T. W., & Kan, W. S. (2023). How to win trust: The case of P2P financial fraud in China. Journal of Criminology, 56(1), 116-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076221140894
12. Guan, Xin & Lo, T.. (2022). Proactive Criminal Thinking and Restrictive Deterrence: A Pathway to Future Offending and Sanction Avoidance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19. 11636. 10.3390/ijerph191811636. 
13. Lo, T.. (2022). Ghost Brides and Crime Networks in Rural China. Asian Journal of Criminology. 17. 10.1007/s11417-022-09367-6. 
    
14. Lo, T. & Hui, Cora & Guan, Xin & Kwok, Sharon Ingrid. (2022). Prisoners’ Perceived Violence and Hair Regulation in Hong Kong Prisons: Gender-Based Differences. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 869898. 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.869898. 
15. Chan, Gloria & Lee, Gabriel & Kong, Chris & Lo, T. (2022). An Innovative Model of Positive Education with Traditional Chinese Moral Values: An Evaluation of Project Bridge. International journal of environmental research and public health. 19. 10.3390/ijerph19073797. 
16. Chiu, Marcus & Leung, Cyrus & Li, Ben & Yeung, Dannii & Lo, T.. (2022). Family caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: Factors associated with anxiety and depression of carers for community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong. BMC Geriatrics. 22. 10.1186/s12877-021-02741-6. 
17. Guan, Xin & Lo, T.. (2021). Restrictive Deterrence in Drug Offenses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Mixed Studies. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 727142. 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727142. 
18. Lo, T & Kwok, Sharon & Garrett, Daniel. (2021). Securitizing the Colour Revolution: Assessing the Political Role of Triads in Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. The British Journal of Criminology. 61. 10.1093/bjc/azab034. 
19. Lo, T. & Yeung, Jerf & Lee, Gabriel & Tam, Hau Lin & Chan, Gloria. (2020). Drugs as Soulmates: The Construction and Validation of a 12-Item Soulmate Scale to Measure Substance Addiction and Loneliness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17. 9408. 10.3390/ijerph17249408. 
20. Low, Yiu Tsang & Lo, T. & Cheng, Christopher. (2020). Family Dynamic and Antisocial Adolescents in Macau. Child & Youth Care Forum. 49. 10.1007/s10566-020-09568-z. 

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