Journal of Criminology
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The Journal of Criminology is an international peer-reviewed journal in the field of criminology published by Sage. Submit your article via the website below.
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Our September Issue, Vol. 58, No.3 is now available via @SAGE! We will feature an introduction to each article in this issue in our BlueSky feed over the coming weeks journals.sagepub.com/toc/ANJ/curr...
This open access paper by Burrell and Pedersen integrates green criminology and ecofeminism, providing an argument that harms against the environment and nonhuman animals are inextricably gendered and should be understood as interconnected forms of men's violence. shorturl.at/Pt6Ff
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This open access paper by Burrell and Pedersen integrates green criminology and ecofeminism, providing an argument that harms against the environment and nonhuman animals are inextricably gendered and should be understood as interconnected forms of men's violence. shorturl.at/Pt6Ff
This conceptual article by Asfari & Gacek delves into the intricate paradox facing law enforcement and university institutions amidst the current wave of social activism including on university campuses. Read it open access here in our September issue shorturl.at/WUt5E
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This conceptual article by Asfari & Gacek delves into the intricate paradox facing law enforcement and university institutions amidst the current wave of social activism including on university campuses. Read it open access here in our September issue shorturl.at/WUt5E
In their open access article, Morgan, Hwang & Schofield draw from qualitative research on a trial designed to reduce violence to find that chaos can be co-constituted at points where justice-involved individuals and justice institutions intersect. Read it here via @sagepub.com shorturl.at/OT93t
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
In their open access article, Morgan, Hwang & Schofield draw from qualitative research on a trial designed to reduce violence to find that chaos can be co-constituted at points where justice-involved individuals and justice institutions intersect. Read it here via @sagepub.com shorturl.at/OT93t
Our September Issue, Vol. 58, No.3 is now available via @SAGE! We will feature an introduction to each article in this issue in our BlueSky feed over the coming weeks journals.sagepub.com/toc/ANJ/curr...
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Our September Issue, Vol. 58, No.3 is now available via @SAGE! We will feature an introduction to each article in this issue in our BlueSky feed over the coming weeks journals.sagepub.com/toc/ANJ/curr...
Mark Yin reviews ‘Representing Aboriginal childhood: The politics of memory and forgetting in Australia’ - a book written by Joanne Faulkner - in our June Issue available here shorturl.at/Eq8TN
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Mark Yin reviews ‘Representing Aboriginal childhood: The politics of memory and forgetting in Australia’ - a book written by Joanne Faulkner - in our June Issue available here shorturl.at/Eq8TN
Gately and colleagues present findings from their project that utilised the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia – Western Australia (DUMA-WA) collection to survey 230 police detainees about their orders and reasons for breaching recent orders. Read it open access shorturl.at/8sIcp
Complex lives and procedural barriers: Detainees’ “life happens” explanations for breaching orders - Natalie Gately, Suzanne Rock, James L. Finney, Cate Parry, 2025
The Australian bail system routinely permits most individuals accused of a crime to remain in the community while awaiting a court date under a range of conditi...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Gately and colleagues present findings from their project that utilised the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia – Western Australia (DUMA-WA) collection to survey 230 police detainees about their orders and reasons for breaching recent orders. Read it open access shorturl.at/8sIcp
Based on life history interviews in Australia, this article by Anna Sergei explores unintended and hidden harms of the ‘ndrangheta in Australia. Another open access article to read from our June issue shorturl.at/KssAx
July 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Based on life history interviews in Australia, this article by Anna Sergei explores unintended and hidden harms of the ‘ndrangheta in Australia. Another open access article to read from our June issue shorturl.at/KssAx
Our annual Special Issue proposal call out is closing soon on Thursday, 31 July! All selection criteria and proposal submission details are here via
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July 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Our annual Special Issue proposal call out is closing soon on Thursday, 31 July! All selection criteria and proposal submission details are here via
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This study by Peart and colleagues uses a mixed methods approach to explore the perceptions of prison climate among prisoners and staff at two small Australian prisons. Read it open access in our June issue here shorturl.at/iAcKx
July 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This study by Peart and colleagues uses a mixed methods approach to explore the perceptions of prison climate among prisoners and staff at two small Australian prisons. Read it open access in our June issue here shorturl.at/iAcKx
Applications closing soon - Editor/s, the Journal of Criminology @journalofcrim.bsky.social! The role of Editor of one of the world’s leading criminology journals comes with a number of professional benefits. Apply now, all details in link and applications due Friday, August 1 shorturl.at/KNG7k
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July 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Applications closing soon - Editor/s, the Journal of Criminology @journalofcrim.bsky.social! The role of Editor of one of the world’s leading criminology journals comes with a number of professional benefits. Apply now, all details in link and applications due Friday, August 1 shorturl.at/KNG7k
Drawing on a lifestyle-routine activity framework, this study from Engstrom and Kronkvist explores associations between lifestyle/routine activities and worry about personal victimisation across months, days and moments. Read it open access here shorturl.at/8PXGp
July 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Drawing on a lifestyle-routine activity framework, this study from Engstrom and Kronkvist explores associations between lifestyle/routine activities and worry about personal victimisation across months, days and moments. Read it open access here shorturl.at/8PXGp
In this open access article, Wilson and colleagues discuss the failings of Australia’s Out-Of-Home Care (OOHC), the construction of non-offending minors as “problems”, and the exposure of these minors to high-risk environments or “crime scenes”. Read it here: shorturl.at/qRnP0
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July 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In this open access article, Wilson and colleagues discuss the failings of Australia’s Out-Of-Home Care (OOHC), the construction of non-offending minors as “problems”, and the exposure of these minors to high-risk environments or “crime scenes”. Read it here: shorturl.at/qRnP0
We are pleased to announce that the Journal has increased its international ranking by 5 points and is now 38/111 in the Criminology & Penology category. The Journal’s Impact Factor also improved from 1.5 in 2023 to 1.7 in 2024. To submit your manuscript please go to shorturl.at/If9Gx
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June 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We are pleased to announce that the Journal has increased its international ranking by 5 points and is now 38/111 in the Criminology & Penology category. The Journal’s Impact Factor also improved from 1.5 in 2023 to 1.7 in 2024. To submit your manuscript please go to shorturl.at/If9Gx
In this open access article, Cardwell and Tillyer highlight the importance of examining the nuanced relationship between truancy and later life outcomes. Read it in our June issue shorturl.at/NT3nh
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June 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
In this open access article, Cardwell and Tillyer highlight the importance of examining the nuanced relationship between truancy and later life outcomes. Read it in our June issue shorturl.at/NT3nh
Our June Issue, Vol. 58, No.2 is now available via @sagepub.com and ALL ARTICLES in this issue are OPEN ACCESS! We will feature an introduction to each article in this issue in our BlueSky feed over the coming weeks journals.sagepub.com/toc/ANJ/curr...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Our June Issue, Vol. 58, No.2 is now available via @sagepub.com and ALL ARTICLES in this issue are OPEN ACCESS! We will feature an introduction to each article in this issue in our BlueSky feed over the coming weeks journals.sagepub.com/toc/ANJ/curr...
📢 Has criminology moved away from silencing research methods when it comes to Indigenous people?
In her open access article, Antje Deckert revisits a decade of scholarship (2011–2020) to find out.
A must-read for those committed to decolonising research.
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In her open access article, Antje Deckert revisits a decade of scholarship (2011–2020) to find out.
A must-read for those committed to decolonising research.
🔗 shorturl.at/e6Dt5
June 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
📢 Has criminology moved away from silencing research methods when it comes to Indigenous people?
In her open access article, Antje Deckert revisits a decade of scholarship (2011–2020) to find out.
A must-read for those committed to decolonising research.
🔗 shorturl.at/e6Dt5
In her open access article, Antje Deckert revisits a decade of scholarship (2011–2020) to find out.
A must-read for those committed to decolonising research.
🔗 shorturl.at/e6Dt5
We wish to thank all of our 2024 reviewers and acknowledge that the high quality of the Journal’s content depends upon their expert knowledge, generous time contribution, and commitment to criminological scholarship journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
June 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We wish to thank all of our 2024 reviewers and acknowledge that the high quality of the Journal’s content depends upon their expert knowledge, generous time contribution, and commitment to criminological scholarship journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Book review: Amanda Porter reviews Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media by Amy McQuire in our March Issue, Vol. 58, No. 1.via @SAGE journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
June 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Book review: Amanda Porter reviews Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media by Amy McQuire in our March Issue, Vol. 58, No. 1.via @SAGE journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
This research note by Tyson Whitten et al. provides epidemiological evidence of sex differences in patterns of contact with police during childhood and adolescence for 79,446 young people in the NSW Child Development Study journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This research note by Tyson Whitten et al. provides epidemiological evidence of sex differences in patterns of contact with police during childhood and adolescence for 79,446 young people in the NSW Child Development Study journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Joseph Clare, Liam Quinn and Suzanne Rock examine offenders’ perspectives about acquisitive crime targets and stolen goods markets in Australia. Read it open access in our March issue via @SAGE journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Joseph Clare, Liam Quinn and Suzanne Rock examine offenders’ perspectives about acquisitive crime targets and stolen goods markets in Australia. Read it open access in our March issue via @SAGE journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
In this open access paper from our current March issue David Bright et al. focus on the variables associated with co-offending. Using new social network models, they overcome some of the methodological limitations of previous studies on solo and co-offending shorturl.at/LyrqL
May 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In this open access paper from our current March issue David Bright et al. focus on the variables associated with co-offending. Using new social network models, they overcome some of the methodological limitations of previous studies on solo and co-offending shorturl.at/LyrqL
In our March issue, Wang & Wang examine the consequences of campaign-style law enforcement on the criminal justice system in China by exploring empirical data collected during China's latest “Sweep Away Black Societies and Eliminate Evil Forces” campaign shorturl.at/OdvMt
May 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In our March issue, Wang & Wang examine the consequences of campaign-style law enforcement on the criminal justice system in China by exploring empirical data collected during China's latest “Sweep Away Black Societies and Eliminate Evil Forces” campaign shorturl.at/OdvMt
Proposal submission deadline extension to 31 July 2025 for the @JournalofCrim Special Issue on cutting-edge criminology topics that offer innovation in methodology and theory. See @JournalofCrim for more information, scan the QR code below, or see shorturl.at/Kb4O4
May 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Proposal submission deadline extension to 31 July 2025 for the @JournalofCrim Special Issue on cutting-edge criminology topics that offer innovation in methodology and theory. See @JournalofCrim for more information, scan the QR code below, or see shorturl.at/Kb4O4
Applications are invited for the position of Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology’s Journal of Criminology @journalofcrim.bsky.social. All application details can be found here or via the QR code below. Applications close 1 August 2025. shorturl.at/73GlD
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Applications are invited for the position of Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology’s Journal of Criminology @journalofcrim.bsky.social. All application details can be found here or via the QR code below. Applications close 1 August 2025. shorturl.at/73GlD
In their study on Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV), Gunnoo et al. investigate the similarity of risk factors between Tech Facilitated Sexual Violence and in-person sexual offending from a sample of 105 young men. Read it open access in our March issue via @sagepub.com shorturl.at/28a05
May 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In their study on Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV), Gunnoo et al. investigate the similarity of risk factors between Tech Facilitated Sexual Violence and in-person sexual offending from a sample of 105 young men. Read it open access in our March issue via @sagepub.com shorturl.at/28a05