Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (CCJLS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that promotes understanding of the causes of crime; the methods used to prevent and control crime; the institutions, principles, and actors involved in the apprehension, prosecution, punishment, and reintegration of offenders; and the legal and political framework under which the justice system and its primary actors operate. CCJLS publishes theoretical and empirical research on criminology, criminal justice, and criminal law and society; practice-oriented papers (including teaching/pedagogical issues); essays and commentary on crime, law, and justice policy; replies and comments to articles previously published in CCJLS or WCR; book and film reviews; and scholarly article reviews. Historical and contemporary perspectives are encouraged, as are diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. CCJLS welcomes submissions from scholars in the social sciences (e.g., criminology, psychology, sociology, political science), humanities (e.g., philosophy, cultural studies), law, public policy, social work, and the forensic sciences, so long as submissions concern criminology, criminal justice, or criminal law and society. Although CCJLS is primarily aimed at academics (faculty and graduate students) in the social sciences, we seek to publish scholarship that is relevant for justice policymakers and managerial-level practitioners of the justice professions, including policing, institutional and community corrections, and criminal courts. Accordingly, we encourage submissions that use methods which are accessible to a broad range of readers. Thus, we are especially interested in manuscripts that use basic to intermediate statistical techniques, qualitative methods, or rhetorical analyses. Unlike some open-access journals, CCJLS does not charge authors for submitting manuscripts to the journal. Please note that CCJLS is not a law review. Manuscripts that address purely doctrinal issues of criminal law, criminal procedure, or criminal evidence should be directed to a law journal. In contrast, manuscripts that address legal issues in criminal justice through a social scientific lens are not only welcome, but are strongly encouraged. Socio-legal scholarship that concerns other areas of law, however, is not appropriate for CCJLS.

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