About Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice
Aims and scope
The Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice (JCRPP) provides a unique single outlet on the notion of a ‘seamless disposal’, covering contact with the police, prosecutors, courts and sentencing through to custody and release.
The journal examines how criminal justice institutions engage with the community and non-criminal justice agencies.
Each issue includes double-anonymous peer-reviewed papers covering the areas of:
- Initial and preventative contact
- Containment (involving police, courts and custody)
- Through-care, resettlement and community based work.
- The journal publishes research from a variety of perspectives including the offender(s), the victim(s), communities and professionals involved.
The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to:
- Crime detection and related prevention
- Policing
- Diversionary programmes
- Probation interventions
- Psychological interventions
- Community treatment
- Institutional treatment
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Prison conditions
- Court involvement
- Through-care
- Intervention effectiveness
- Legal applications.
The journal covers the following key research areas:
- Criminal justice
- Policing
- Courts and sentencing
- Crime scene and crime detection
- Prisons and probation
- Forensic settings
- Legal applications
- Treatment and rehabilitation
- Community justice.
