
Overview
Background
Dr Hai Thanh Luong is currently conducting his Research Fellow in Cyber Criminology at the School of Social Science and a member of HDR Committee as well as collaborating with UQ Cyber Centre. Additionally, he is a member of the Global Initiative Network's Expert against Transnational Organized Crime (GI TOC) and also a senior researcher and chair of the Asian Drug Crime Research Committee at the Institute for Asian Crime and Security (IACS), the U.S while holding an Associate Research Fellow at the Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University. Dr Hai has a Bachelor of Law (Criminal Investigation) and has spent twenty years researching and teaching in police institutions across the mainland Southeast Asian region, particularly in Vietnam. In 2010, as one of the new emergent scholars for the Australian Development Scholarship in non-traditional security threat fields, he was awarded a full scholarship to gain a Master in Transnational Crime Prevention at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. In 2017 he earned a PhD (criminology) at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, after examining the complicated structure and modus operandi of several transnational drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle across the borderland between Vietnam and Laos in his thesis. His interests include cybercrime, policing in cybercrime/cybersecurity, drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, human trafficking, police training, environmental crimes and biological threats. As a research fellow in cyber criminology at the UQ, he prioritises exploring what, why, and how the human factors impact trends and patterns of cybercrime and applying criminological theories to analyse the criminal network structure and crime script of cyber-related crimes. His latest book 'Transnational Drug Trafficking across the Vietnam and Laos Border' was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2019. He has also published several papers in various academic journals (Asian Survey; Journal of Crime and Justice; International Journal of Cyber Criminology; International Journal of Drug Policy; Policing and Society; International Journal of Crime, Justice and Social Democracy; and Trends in Organized Crime, among others). In 2020, he was awarded the Young Asian Criminologists from the Asian Criminological Society (ASC).
As a member of the Asian Regional Law Enforcement Management Program (ARLEMP), funded by the Australian Federal Police and hosted by the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and RMIT Hanoi, he contributed to building a comprehensive connection among law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and academia across Asian countries to prevent and combat serious and transnational crimes since 2005. Accordingly, he has collaborated with law enforcement agencies (police, customs, border guards, coast/maritime guards, and rangers) to exchange, discuss, and research the trends and patterns of transnational crimes across the Southeast Asia region through joining and consulting at the Australia-Mekong Partnership and the U.S.-Mekong Dialogue against Transnational Crimes. Recently, he presented and worked closely with many international and regional organisations, including the UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand), ASEANPOL, and AFP and consulted with the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam. He has gained research funds from the GI TOC, UNODC, Harm Reduction International, International Drug Policy Consortium, Australian Government, the U.S. Department of State, and Vietnamese Government in recent ten years.
Availability
- Dr Hai Luong is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Criminology, University of Wollongong
- Doctor of Philosophy of Criminology, RMIT University
- Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English), RMIT University
- Associate Fellow, RMIT University, RMIT University
Research interests
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Human factors of cybercrime
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Applying criminological theories to explain cyber-related crimes
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Online offending
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Policing in cybercrime
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Transnational crimes (human trafficking, drug trafficking, migrants smuggling, environmental crimes)
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Southeast Asian organised crime concerns
Works
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2024
Journal Article
How we understand fully the supply, demand, and harm reduction in drugs policy in Vietnam?
Luong, Hai Thanh (2024). How we understand fully the supply, demand, and harm reduction in drugs policy in Vietnam?. Harm Reduction Journal, 21 (1) 204, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-01103-w
2024
Journal Article
Special Issue of International Criminology: ‘Misleading the World? Reassessing the International Impact of the British Modern Slavery Agenda: Vietnam
Silverstone, Daniel and Luong, Hai Thanh (2024). Special Issue of International Criminology: ‘Misleading the World? Reassessing the International Impact of the British Modern Slavery Agenda: Vietnam. International Criminology, 4 (4), 408-419. doi: 10.1007/s43576-024-00151-3
2024
Journal Article
Understanding the Nature of the Transnational Scam-Related Fraud: Challenges and Solutions from Vietnam’s Perspective
Luong, Hai Thanh and Ngo, Hieu Minh (2024). Understanding the Nature of the Transnational Scam-Related Fraud: Challenges and Solutions from Vietnam’s Perspective. Laws, 13 (6) 70, 70. doi: 10.3390/laws13060070
2024
Book Chapter
Capital punishment in Vietnam
Luong, Hai Thanh (2024). Capital punishment in Vietnam. The Elgar Companion to Capital Punishment and Society. (pp. 301-307) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803929156.00034
2024
Journal Article
Mapping the Influences of Social Network Site Use on Cybercrime Victimization: Trends and Recommendations
Ho, Huong Thi Ngoc, Luong, Hai Thanh and Phan, Quang Anh (2024). Mapping the Influences of Social Network Site Use on Cybercrime Victimization: Trends and Recommendations. Asian Communication Research, 21 (1), 80-106. doi: 10.20879/acr.2024.21.007
2024
Conference Publication
Understanding the nature of the cryptocurrency-involved transactions in illicit economies of organised crime for trafficking victims in Southeast Asia
Luong, Hai Thanh and Gatwech, Nyalok (2024). Understanding the nature of the cryptocurrency-involved transactions in illicit economies of organised crime for trafficking victims in Southeast Asia. International Conference Digital Transactions in Asia V, Quy Nhon, Viet Nam, 21-22 February 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Community-based policing of natural disasters in Vietnam: analysing the ‘four-on-the-spot’ model
Luong, Hai Thanh, Le, Toan Quang, Nguyen, Thuyet Van and Luong, Vong Khac (2024). Community-based policing of natural disasters in Vietnam: analysing the ‘four-on-the-spot’ model. Policing and Society. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2024.2319819
2024
Journal Article
Mapping the influences of social network site use on cybercrime victimization: trends and recommendations
Ngoc Ho, Huong Thi, Luong, Hai Thanh and Phan, Quang Anh (2024). Mapping the influences of social network site use on cybercrime victimization: trends and recommendations. Asian Communication Research, 21 (1), 175-193. doi: 10.20879/acr.2023.20.018
2024
Journal Article
Foundations and trends in the darknet-related criminals in the last 10 years: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis
Luong, Hai Thanh (2024). Foundations and trends in the darknet-related criminals in the last 10 years: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. Security Journal, 37 (3), 535-574. doi: 10.1057/s41284-023-00383-4
2024
Journal Article
Wrongful convictions in Asian countries: a systematic literature review
Le, Lan Chi, Hoang, Yen Hai, Bui, Hang Thanh, Nguyen, Duc Quang, Mai, Son Thanh and Luong, Hai Thanh (2024). Wrongful convictions in Asian countries: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 40 (4), 345-361. doi: 10.1080/01924036.2023.2188235
2023
Conference Publication
Herding cats
Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Herding cats. 24-Hour Conference on Organised Crime, Virtual, 18-19 Oct 2023. Vienne: Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime.
2023
Conference Publication
The study of criminology in Vietnam: Historical developments from the Soviet perspectives
Hai Thanh Luong (2023). The study of criminology in Vietnam: Historical developments from the Soviet perspectives. The Influence of the Soviet Law Model on Modern Legal Systems of Russia, China and Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam, 12-13 October 2023.
2023
Book Chapter
Positionality and its implications for researching the police in Vietnam
Jardine, Melissa and Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Positionality and its implications for researching the police in Vietnam. Introduction to policing research. (pp. 159-177) edited by Denise Martin and Stephen Tong. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003276456-15
2023
Journal Article
Assessing the hotline services on child trafficking victims: an analysis of Vietnam
Van Nguyen, Oanh and Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Assessing the hotline services on child trafficking victims: an analysis of Vietnam. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 38 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11896-023-09600-7
2023
Conference Publication
Unbalancing to apply the harm reduction in drug policy: an analysis of the drug law enforcement expenditures from Vietnam
Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Unbalancing to apply the harm reduction in drug policy: an analysis of the drug law enforcement expenditures from Vietnam. Drug Laws in Asia, Singapore, 28-30 June 2023. Singapore: Singapore Management University.
2023
Conference Publication
Why Southeast Asia continues to fumble in combating drug trafficking: an analysing among original, transitable, and destinated countries
Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Why Southeast Asia continues to fumble in combating drug trafficking: an analysing among original, transitable, and destinated countries. The 3rd International Forum on Drug Policy, Shanghai, China, 7-8 June 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Rescuing victims of human trafficking: a case study in Vietnam
Nguyen, Oanh Van and Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). Rescuing victims of human trafficking: a case study in Vietnam. Abuse: An International Impact Journal, 4 (1). doi: 10.37576/abuse.2023.043
2023
Conference Publication
What’s worked? What hasn’t worked? Countering cyber-enabled crimes case studies in the Lower Mekong region
Luong, Hai Thanh (2023). What’s worked? What hasn’t worked? Countering cyber-enabled crimes case studies in the Lower Mekong region. Mekong – U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue with a thematic focus on Countering Trafficking and Cyber-Enabled Crimes, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-9 April 2023.
2022
Journal Article
Community-based policing to control COVID-19 outbreak at communal clusters: A Vietnam perspective
Luong, Hai Thanh (2022). Community-based policing to control COVID-19 outbreak at communal clusters: A Vietnam perspective. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 7 (4), 168-173. doi: 10.35502/jcswb.242
2022
Other Outputs
A Vietnamese Cannabis Voice: An Insight of the Real Stories
Luong, Hai Thanh (2022, 12 10). A Vietnamese Cannabis Voice: An Insight of the Real Stories ANZSOC Newsletter: PacifiCrim
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