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We welcome original research that challenges, deepens, or redefines debates in criminology, criminal justice, and beyond.
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“Exploring ‘problematisations’ of alcohol intoxication in sentencing”
By Carly Lightowlers
“Exploring ‘problematisations’ of alcohol intoxication in sentencing”
By Carly Lightowlers
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“‘Falling from a cliff-face’ into the necropolitical abyss: Experiences of those with sexual convictions leaving prison”
By Lynn Saunders, @MJordanBirkhead & Edward J. Wright
“‘Falling from a cliff-face’ into the necropolitical abyss: Experiences of those with sexual convictions leaving prison”
By Lynn Saunders, @MJordanBirkhead & Edward J. Wright
@DrBleaks
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@DrBleaks
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“Holding back the tides? Applying the Canute paradox to the regulation of cyberdeviance”
By @drbleaks.bsky.social.
“Holding back the tides? Applying the Canute paradox to the regulation of cyberdeviance”
By @drbleaks.bsky.social.
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“Professional and survivor perspectives on a co-located early domestic abuse intervention in a police station: A qualitative study”
Eve ZQ Wang, Grace Carter,Jayne Ross,Rachel Chapman,
Tim Healey,Maxine Whelan
“Professional and survivor perspectives on a co-located early domestic abuse intervention in a police station: A qualitative study”
Eve ZQ Wang, Grace Carter,Jayne Ross,Rachel Chapman,
Tim Healey,Maxine Whelan
Criminology as a historical explanation
Crime control & periodisation
Victorian fraudsters & deviance
Narrative ownership in victim experiences
Women offenders & continuity of care
Procedural justice theory revisited
journals.sagepub.com/toc/crjb/19/4
Criminology as a historical explanation
Crime control & periodisation
Victorian fraudsters & deviance
Narrative ownership in victim experiences
Women offenders & continuity of care
Procedural justice theory revisited
journals.sagepub.com/toc/crjb/19/4
Vol. 19, Issue 4 featured a thematic section on:
The Uses of Historical Criminology: Explanation, Characterisation and Context
Guest contributions explore historical methods, periodisation, and the role of imagination in criminological inquiry.
Vol. 19, Issue 4 featured a thematic section on:
The Uses of Historical Criminology: Explanation, Characterisation and Context
Guest contributions explore historical methods, periodisation, and the role of imagination in criminological inquiry.
• Queer utopias & carceral protectionism
• Gender punitivism & identity politics
• Queering prison, desistance & deviance
• Sex, drugs & normativity
• Homosexual criminalisation & politics of apology
Still essential reading in 2025.
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• Queer utopias & carceral protectionism
• Gender punitivism & identity politics
• Queering prison, desistance & deviance
• Sex, drugs & normativity
• Homosexual criminalisation & politics of apology
Still essential reading in 2025.
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 20, Issue 5
📘 Special Issue: Queer Theory and Criminology
This powerful issue challenged carceral logics, gender normativity, and the limits of mainstream criminology through a queer theoretical lens.
Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 20, Issue 5
📘 Special Issue: Queer Theory and Criminology
This powerful issue challenged carceral logics, gender normativity, and the limits of mainstream criminology through a queer theoretical lens.
• U.S. penal exceptionalism
• Criminal background checks in the Netherlands
• The Qianke system in China
• Post-conviction barriers in Canada & Argentina
• Normative critiques of post-sentence discrimination
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• U.S. penal exceptionalism
• Criminal background checks in the Netherlands
• The Qianke system in China
• Post-conviction barriers in Canada & Argentina
• Normative critiques of post-sentence discrimination
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Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records
Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 23, Issue 4
🗓️ September 2023
This cross-national issue examines how criminal records impact people’s lives beyond punishment—shaping access to jobs, rights, and inclusion worldwide.
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records
Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 23, Issue 4
🗓️ September 2023
This cross-national issue examines how criminal records impact people’s lives beyond punishment—shaping access to jobs, rights, and inclusion worldwide.
🔹 Public perceptions of police appearance
🔹 Epistemic injustice & victimisation
🔹 Death penalty support in the Americas
🔹 Judicial decision-making in Hong Kong
🔹 Environmental & space-focused green criminology
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🔹 Public perceptions of police appearance
🔹 Epistemic injustice & victimisation
🔹 Death penalty support in the Americas
🔹 Judicial decision-making in Hong Kong
🔹 Environmental & space-focused green criminology
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 25, Issue 4 is now live,bringing together global research on:
🔹 Prisoner re-entry
🔹 Restorative justice
🔹 Remote parole hearings
🔹 Professionalisation in criminal justice
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Vol. 25, Issue 4 is now live,bringing together global research on:
🔹 Prisoner re-entry
🔹 Restorative justice
🔹 Remote parole hearings
🔹 Professionalisation in criminal justice
📖 Explore the issue: journals.sagepub.com/toc/crjb/25/4
Key themes:
🌍 Transnational & localised networks
🧭 Reframing organised crime’s conceptual geography
🏛️ State, corporate & criminal entanglements
📌 Deep, critical case studies from diverse global contexts
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Key themes:
🌍 Transnational & localised networks
🧭 Reframing organised crime’s conceptual geography
🏛️ State, corporate & criminal entanglements
📌 Deep, critical case studies from diverse global contexts
📖 Explore the full issue: journals.sagepub.com/toc/crjb/25/1
#Criminology
📘 New Geographies of Organised Crime
🗓️ Criminology & Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, Issue 1 (Feb 2025)
Guest Editors: Ella Cockbain, Patricio Estévez-Soto & Felia Allum
This special issue rethinks how organised crime operates—across borders, sectors, and definitions.
📘 New Geographies of Organised Crime
🗓️ Criminology & Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, Issue 1 (Feb 2025)
Guest Editors: Ella Cockbain, Patricio Estévez-Soto & Felia Allum
This special issue rethinks how organised crime operates—across borders, sectors, and definitions.
We’re spotlighting the special issues of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Each week, we’ll feature a themed issue that brings together powerful work at the frontlines of criminological research.
🧵 Follow along below. #CCJSpecialIssues #Criminology #CCJJournal
We’re spotlighting the special issues of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Each week, we’ll feature a themed issue that brings together powerful work at the frontlines of criminological research.
🧵 Follow along below. #CCJSpecialIssues #Criminology #CCJJournal
“The situational character of prison violence: An exploratory qualitative study”
By Dante B.C. Hoek, Ard J. Barends, Maarten J.J. Kunst & colleagues
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“The situational character of prison violence: An exploratory qualitative study”
By Dante B.C. Hoek, Ard J. Barends, Maarten J.J. Kunst & colleagues
📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1748...
#Criminology
“‘It’s not going to be tech that gets us out of it’: Modern slavery and digitisation in fashion supply networks”
By Jon Davies, Rose Broad, Michelle Corallo & colleagues
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“‘It’s not going to be tech that gets us out of it’: Modern slavery and digitisation in fashion supply networks”
By Jon Davies, Rose Broad, Michelle Corallo & colleagues
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Criminology & Criminal Justice is now inviting submissions!
We’re looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice.
🖊️ Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ
Criminology & Criminal Justice is now inviting submissions!
We’re looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice.
🖊️ Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ
We’re looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice.
🖊️ Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ
#Criminology #CriminalJustice #CCJJournal
We’re looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice.
🖊️ Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ
#Criminology #CriminalJustice #CCJJournal
We’re accepting submissions at Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Whether you're exploring theory, policy, or frontline practice—we want to hear from you.
We’re accepting submissions at Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Whether you're exploring theory, policy, or frontline practice—we want to hear from you.