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| Criminal Justice Review | |
|---|---|
| Title | Criminal Justice Review |
| Discipline | Criminology; Criminal procedure |
| Abbreviation | CJR |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1976–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
Criminal Justice Review
Criminal Justice Review is a peer‑reviewed scholarly periodical covering criminology, penology, policing, corrections, and juvenile justice. The journal publishes empirical studies, policy analyses, and theoretical pieces engaging with institutions such as the FBI, Department of Justice, and international bodies like Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It serves researchers affiliated with universities such as University of Chicago, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, University of Oxford, and think tanks like the Brookings Institution.
Criminal Justice Review addresses intersections among police reform, mass incarceration, sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, and victimology while drawing on data from agencies including Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Justice, Statistics Canada, and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Typical contributions compare systems in nations such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, and South Africa. Prominent authors have connections to institutions like Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, Stanford University, Columbia University, and the RAND Corporation.
Founded in 1976 amid policy debates following the Civil Rights Movement, the journal emerged contemporaneously with reform efforts linked to events such as the Attica Prison riot and legislation including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Early editors engaged with debates involving figures and commissions such as the Wickersham Commission legacy and analyses by scholars tied to University of California, Berkeley and Rutgers University. Over the decades the publication tracked trends paralleling international accords like the European Convention on Human Rights and responses to crises such as the War on Drugs and the post‑9/11 security reforms influenced by the Patriot Act.
The journal contains sections for original research, review essays, case studies, and policy commentaries, reflecting methodologies used by scholars associated with centers like the Vera Institute of Justice, Sentencing Project, and the Urban Institute. Submissions typically address actors and institutions including the Metropolitan Police Service, New York Police Department, Chicago Police Department, Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, and international courts such as the International Criminal Court. Editorial boards often include members from universities such as Michigan State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, Monash University, and research programs funded by foundations like the MacArthur Foundation.
Articles employ quantitative techniques exemplified in work by scholars at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and qualitative methods akin to studies from the London School of Economics and Goldsmiths, University of London. Common standards reference datasets maintained by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Home Office, Australian Institute of Criminology, and analyses modeled after econometric approaches used at National Bureau of Economic Research. Ethical review processes mirror guidelines from institutional review boards at University of Michigan and policy labs such as the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
Recurring topics include policing tactics debated in contexts like the Rodney King case, surveillance debates involving corporations such as Palantir Technologies, incarceration reforms influenced by studies from the Marshall Project, and diversion programs referenced in work from the National Center for State Courts. The journal hosts debates over mandatory sentencing traced to legislation like the Three-Strikes statutes, comparisons of probation models in jurisdictions such as Texas and Norway, and discussions of racial disparities examined alongside scholarship from Michelle Alexander and commissions such as the Kerner Commission legacy.
Research published has informed policy deliberations in legislatures like the United States Congress and parliaments including the House of Commons, contributed evidence to inquiries by bodies such as the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice (United Kingdom), and been cited in rulings of courts like the Supreme Court of Canada and the European Court of Human Rights. Findings have influenced programs run by organizations including Habitat for Humanity‑linked reintegration projects, Catholic Charities reentry services, and municipal reforms in cities from Los Angeles to London.
Criminal Justice Review is frequently read alongside journals such as Criminology (journal), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, British Journal of Criminology, The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Punishment & Society, and policy outlets like reports from the Pew Charitable Trusts and briefs by the Urban Institute. Influential books and monographs by scholars at Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and authors including James Q. Wilson, Cesare Beccaria, Angela Davis, David Garland and Loïc Wacquant are often cited.
Category:Criminology journals