Wei-Gin Lee
Wei-Gin Lee
Graduate Research Assistant
Cybercrime, policing, police retention, criminal victimization, and quantitative analysis
Wei-Gin Lee is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. He received his M.A. and B.A. in Criminology from Central Police University in Taiwan. He worked as a police lieutenant in Taiwan for nine years. His research interests include policing, cybercrime, gender and crime, criminal victimization, and quantitative analysis.
Selected Publications
Lum, C., Koper, C.S., Kimbrell, C.S., Goodier, H., Khatchatourian, H., Baas, G., Lee, W.-G., & Lee, H. (2024). Improving Investigations, Clearances, and Victim Satisfaction in Robbery and Burglary Cases. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice. Fairfax, VA: Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University.
Lee, J. R., Ayerza, J. M., Lee, W. -G., Jadidi, V., & Holt, T. J. (2024). Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responses and Adaptations in the US Criminal Justice System.
Grants and Fellowships
9th Annual American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference Travel Funding Award awarded by Arnold Ventures, April 2025
2025 Doctoral Summit awarded by the Academy of Criminal Justice Science, March 2025
Student Scholarship Mini-Grant Travel Awards for People of Color and Women awarded by the Academy of Criminal Justice Science, March 2025
Graduate Student Travel Funding Award awarded by the George Mason University, 2022-2025
Travel Funding Award awarded by the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, 2022-2025
Courses Taught
Research Methods (hybrid), George Mason University, summer 2025
Education
PhD at George Mason University from August 2022 to June 2027(Exp.)
MA in Crime Prevention and Corrections at Central Police University in Taiwan from August 2019 to June 2021
BA in Crime Prevention and Corrections at Central Police University in Taiwan from August 2009 to June 2013
Recent Presentations
American Society of Evidence-Based Policing Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 2025
Oral presentation: “Effectiveness of procedural justice training for police personnel: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.”
American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, SF, November 2024
Oral presentation: “Exploring Telefraud Issues: Using a National Representative Sample in Taiwan.”
American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2023
Oral presentation: “Identifying Risk Factors and Preventive Actions for Identity Theft Victimization Using Routine Activity Theory.”
American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2022
Oral presentation: “The Empirical Study on Gender Differences in Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in Taiwan.”