The Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice publishes scholarly and practitioner-based research which examines how criminal justice institutions engage with the community and non-criminal justice agencies.
Aims and scope
The Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice (JCRPP) provides a unique single outlet on the notion of a ‘seamless disposal’, covering contact with the police, prosecutors, courts and sentencing through to custody and release.

The journal examines how criminal justice institutions engage with the community and non-criminal justice agencies.

Each issue includes double-anonymous peer-reviewed papers covering the areas of:

Initial and preventative contact
Containment (involving police, courts and custody)
Through-care, resettlement and community based work.
The journal publishes research from a variety of perspectives including the offender(s), the victim(s), communities and professionals involved.
The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

Crime detection and related prevention
Policing
Diversionary programmes
Probation interventions
Psychological interventions
Community treatment
Institutional treatment
Risk assessment and risk management
Prison conditions
Court involvement
Through-care
Intervention effectiveness
Legal applications.
The journal covers the following key research areas:

Criminal justice
Policing
Courts and sentencing
Crime scene and crime detection
Prisons and probation
Forensic settings
Legal applications
Treatment and rehabilitation
Community justice.