Ivan Y. Sun

Associate Professor

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19702

302-831-8727

EDUCATION

2000    Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
1997    M.A. in Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
1992    M.B.A. in Logistics, Operation, and Materials Management, George Washington University
1982    B.A. in Economics, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Sun, Ivan, Doris Chu, and Hung-en Sung. Forthcoming. “A Cross-National Analysis of the Mediating

Effect of Economic Deprivation on Crime,” International Journal of Comparative Criminology.

Sun, Ivan. 2006. "Police Response to Victims of Domestic and Non-domestic Violence,"

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration.

Sun, Ivan and Yuning Wu. 2006. “Citizens’ Perceptions of the Courts: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Recent Experience,”
Journal of Criminal Justice 34(5).

Chu, Doris and Ivan Sun. 2006. "A Comparison of Taiwanese and American Police Supervisors' Attitudes,"

Police Quarterly 9(4).

Sun, Ivan. 2006. "A Cross-national Analysis of Military Conscription and Crime Rates." Journal of

Political and Military Sociology 34.

Sun, Ivan and Doris Chu. 2006. “Attitudinal Differences between Taiwanese and American Police Officers,”
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 29(2): 190-210.

Sun, Ivan. 2005. "Minority Officers Compared to White Officers: Theoretical Reappraisal, Recent

Literature, and Future Research," in J. Hodgson and C. Orban (Eds.) Public Policing in the

21st Century: Comparative Issues and Dilemmas (pp. 217-241). Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press.

Triplet, Ruth, Ivan Sun and Randy Gainey. 2005. "Social Disorganization and the Ability and

Willingness to Enact Control: A Preliminary Test," Western Criminology Review 6(1): 83-103.

Payne, Brian, Bruce Berg and Ivan Y. Sun. 2005. “Policing in Small Town America: Dogs, Drunks,

Disorder and Dysfunction.” Journal of Criminal Justice 33(1): 31-41.

Sun, Ivan Y. and Brian K. Payne. 2004 “Racial Differences in Resolving Conflicts: A Comparison

between Black and White Police Officers,” Crime and Delinquency 50(4): 516-541.

Sun, Ivan Y., Ruth Triplett, and Randy Gainey. 2004. “Social Disorganization, Legitimacy of Local

Institutions, and Neighborhood Crime: An Exploratory Study of Perceptions of Police and Local Government,”
Journal of Crime and Justice 27(1): 33-60.

Sun, Ivan Y., Ruth Triplett, and Randy Gainey. 2004. “Neighborhood Characteristics and Crime: A Test of Sampson and
Groves’ Model of Social Disorganization,” Western Criminology Review 5(1): 1-16.

Sun, Ivan Y. 2004. “Police Officers’ Attitudes toward Their Role and Work: A Comparison of Black and White

Officers,” American Journal of Criminal Justice 28(1): 89-108.

Triplett, Ruth, Randy Gainey, and Ivan Sun. 2003. “Institutional Strength, Social Control, and

Neighborhood Crime Rates,” Theoretical Criminology 7(4): 439-467.

Payne, Brian, Melvina Sumter and Ivan Sun. 2003. “Bringing the Field into the Criminal Justice Classroom:

Field Trips, Ride Alongs, and Guest Speakers,” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 14(2): 327-344.

Sun, Ivan Y. 2003. “Officer Proactivity: A Comparison between Police Field Training Officers and Non-Field Training Officers,”
Journal of Criminal Justice 31(3): 265-277.

Sun, Ivan Y. 2003. “A Comparison of Police Field Training Officers’ and Non-training Officers’ Conflict Resolution Styles:
Controlling Versus Supportive Strategies,” Police Quarterly 6(1): 22-50.

Sun, Ivan Y. 2002. “Police Officers Attitudes toward Peers, Supervisors, and Citizens: A Comparison between Field Training
Officers and Regular Officers,” American Journal of Criminal Justice 27(1): 69-83.

Sun, Ivan Y. 2002. “Field Training Officers Evaluations of Executives: Evidence from Two Police Departments.”
Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Forum 2(4): 107-117.

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