Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Criminology was classically described by Edwin Sutherland, one of its American pioneers, as the study of "the making, the breaking, and the enforcement of criminal laws." More recently, the subject has split into criminology, the study of the causes of crime, and criminal justice, the study of the institutions and processes involved in the enforcement of the criminal law. The scope is interdisciplinary, ranging across the behavioral and social sciences and the humanities from biology and neurology through sociology, psychology, and political science to literature, history, and philosophy. Most criminology and criminal justice departments and schools were established in the 1970s or later, though many hundreds of such departments now exist. Much writing and research go on, however, in other disciplines and departments as well as the more specialized programs. Contemporary scholarship ranges across time from historical studies of crime in the Middle Ages through content and discourse analyses of newspapers, television, film, and fiction, and across subjects from brain-scans to meta-ethics.
Former Advisory Editors
| Rosemary Gartner University of Toronto Paul Knepper University of Sheffield Bill McCarthy University of California, Davis |
Alex Piquero
Sally Simpson |
Michael Tonry University of Minnesota Law School Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement Jean-Louis van Gelder Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement |
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A specially curated collection of peer-reviewed articles that discuss cutting-edge research and ensure comprehensive and timely coverage of ever-expanding disciplines.
| Brown v. Plata Keramet Reiter Natalie Pifer Campus Crime John J. Sloan University of Alabama at Birmingham Bonnie S. Fisher University of Cincinnati Child Pornography in the 21st Century Joan A. Reid University of South Florida St. Petersburg Community-Based Organizations and Crime Prevention Tim Goddard Andrea Headley Conservation Criminology, Environmental Crime, and Risk Edmund F. McGarrell Michigan State University Carole Gibbs Michigan State University Contemporary Penal Policies Hilde Tubex University of Western Australia Crime and the Global City Katharyne Mitchell University of Washington Key MacFarlane University of Washington Crime during and after Military Service Clive Emsley The Open University Crime Journeys Wim Bernasco Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Crime Policy and Welfare Policy Carina Gallo Lund University Mimi E. Kim California State University Long Beach Crime Policies of Small Countries: Viewing Punishment from the Periphery Claire Hamilton Queen's University Belfast Crime Specialization Patrick Lussier Laval University Nadine Deslauriers-Varin Stacy Tzoumakis Cybercrime Thomas J. Holt Michigan State University Adam M. Bossler Georgia Southern University Desistance from Sexual Offending Danielle Arlanda Harris Rebecca M. Cudmore Northeastern University Environmental Justice Michael J. Lynch University of South Florida Paul B. Stretesky Northumbria University European Criminal Records and Ex-Offender Employment James B. Jacobs NYU School of Law Graffiti Jonathan Ilan University of Kent Gregory J. Snyder Baruch College Handling Irregularities Ryoko Yamamoto SUNY College at Old Westbury Heritability of Antisocial Behavior Matt DeLisi Iowa State University Tina Kretschmer University of Groningen Increasing Discretionary Prosecutor’s Powers Michele Caianiello Università di Bologna Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Wesley G. Jennings University of South Florida, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Identity Theft Lynne Vieraitis University of Texas at Dallas Amny Shuraydi Jury Nullification in the United States Nancy J. King Juvenile Justice in Italy Uberto Gatti University of Genoa (Italy) Alfredo Verde University of Genoa (Italy) Juvenile Justice in Poland Krzysztof Krajewski Jagiellonian University Late-Blooming Offending Vere van Koppen VU University Arjan Blokland Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Victor van der Geest VU University Amsterdam Catrien Bijleveld VU University Amsterdam Steve van de Weijer VU University Latin American Youth Gangs Robert Brenneman Saint Michael's College Adriana García |
Lay Adjudication around the World Marijke Malsch Independent Scholar Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Abuse Emily M. Wright University of Nebraska, Omaha Masculinities, Crime, and Criminal Justice James W. Messerschmidt Media Representations of Crime and Criminal Justice Christopher Birkbeck University of Salford Norbert Elias, the Civilizing Process, and Punishment John Pratt Victoria University of Wellington Police Use of Body Cameras Jonathan M. Birds University of Nevada Las Vegas William H. Sousa University of Nevada Las Vegas Prosecution in France Jacqueline Hodgson Warwick University Laurène Soubise University of Warwick Public Knowledge of Crime and Criminal Justice Martina Y. Feilzer University of Bangor Public Order Policing and Liberal Democracy Willem de Lint Flinders University Public Prosecution in Japan John O. Haley Punishment, Justice, and Emotions Anastasia Chamberlen Birkbeck, University of London Henrique Carvalho University of Warwick Religion, Crime, and Criminal Justice Byron R. Johnson Baylor University Curtis S. Schroeder Baylor University Responsive Regulation Melissa Rorie Rural and Agricultural Crime Elaine Barclay University of New England Ralph A. Weisheit Joseph F. Donnermeyer Sentencing and Plea Bargaining Cyrus Tata University of Strathclyde Jay M. Gormley University of Strathclyde Sentencing Councils and Commissions Karen Gelb Sentencing Guideline Schemes Across the United States and Beyond Sarah Krasnostein Monash University Arie Freiberg Monash University Sentencing Indigenous Offenders in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Elena Marchetti University of Woolongong, Australia Thalia Anthony University of Technology, Sydney Sentencing of White-Collar Offenders in U.S. Federal Courts Celesta A. Albonetti University of Iowa Sentencing Policies and Practices in California Michael Vitiello U. Washington Sentencing Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania Jeffery T. Ulmer Julia A. Laskorunsky Sentencing Policies and Practices in South Carolina Rhys Hester Sentencing Policies and Practices in Minnesota Richard S. Frase University of Minnesota Sentencing Policies and Practices in Wisconsin Michael M. O'Hear Marquette University Sex Offender Monitoring Jennifer McMahon City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and John Jay College of Criminal Justice Cynthia Calkins John Jay College of Criminal Justice Julia Mesler John Jay College of Criminal Justice Social Consequences of Mass Re-Entry Kelle Barrick RTI International Pamela K. Lattimore RTI International Amanda Huffman University of South Carolina Social Media and Law Enforcement Investigations Stephen K. Rice Seattle University William S. Parkin Seattle University |
Social network analysis and its contribution to research on crime and criminal justice Martin Bouchard Simon Fraser University Aili Malm California State University, Long Beach Strategic Responses to the Boston Marathon Bombing Laura Dugan University of Maryland Daren Fisher Sport and Crime Gary Armstrong Brunel University Luke Hodges-Ramon Social Concern and Crime Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati Robert Agnew Emory University Cecilia Chouhy University of Cincinnatti The Appeal of the Crime Genre Gray Cavender Arizona State University Nancy C. Jurik Arizona State University The Illegal Wildlife Trade Stephen F. Pires Florida International University William D. Moreto University of Central Florida The Psychology of White-Collar Offending Michael L. Benson University of Cincinnati Sarah M. Manchak University of Cincinatti The Role of Remorse in Criminal Justice Christopher Bennett University of Sheffield The School-to-Prison Pipeline in America, 1972–2012 Bryan L. Sykes Alex R. Piquero University of Texas at Dallas Jason P. Gioviano Nicolas Pittman Tourism, Leisure, and Crime Elaine Barclay University of New England Rob I. Mawby University of Leicester Carol Jones University of Gloucestershire Victimization and Help-Seeking Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Angela R. Gover University of Colorado Denver Elizabeth A. Tomsich Texas A&M International University, dept. of Public Affairs and Social Research Tara N. Richards University of Baltimore Victimization Surveys Ben Bradford University of Oxford Sarah MacQueen Water Security, Crime and Conflict Avi Brisman Eastern Kentucky University William McClanahan Nigel South Women Mary Dodge University of Colorado Denver Wrongful Convictions in the United States: An Overview Jon B. Gould Public Affairs, American University Youth and Crime in Sweden David Shannon The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention Olof Bäckman Stockholm University Felipe Estrada Stockholm University Anders Nilsson Stockholm University Youth Justice in Australia Chris Cunneen James Cook University Youth Justice in China Susyan Jou Graduate School of Criminology, National Taipei University Lennon Chang City University of Hong Kong Bill Hebenton University of Manchester Youth Justice in England and Wales Loraine Gelsthorpe University of Cambridge Caroline Lanskey University of Cambridge Youth Justice in Germany Frieder Dünkel Greifswald Youth Justice in Hungary During the 20th and 21st Centuries Miklós Lévay Etos Lorand University Youth Justice in Israel Mimi Ajzenstadt The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Youth Justice in Japan Tom Ellis Portsmouth University Akira Kyo Kwansei Gakuin University |
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