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Criminal Justice Template

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About the Criminal Justice format

Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Policing Practices and Perceptions.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Criminal Justice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime Patterns and Interventions Policing Practices and Perceptions Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
ISSN1466-8025
h-index39
i10-index81
Total citations4,262
Top institutions publishing hereKeele University
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Criminal Justice per year

52
2004
32
2005
25
2006
1
2009
13
2010
2
2011
7
2012
16
2013
4
2015
13
2017
22
2020
13
2022

Citation impact of Criminal Justice by publication year

1.2K
2004
787
2005
48
2006
0
2009
0
2010
0
2011
4
2012
11
2013
0
2015
4
2017
42
2020
2
2022

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Criminal Justice

Beyond Belief?

Jan Jordan · 1 Feb 2004

This article reviews issues concerning perceptions of women’s credibility in the context of police responses to sexual assault complainants. It is based on both quantitative and qualitative data drawn from detailed analysis of police rape and sexual assault files. Particular attention is paid to identification of the principal factors affecting police perceptions of rape complainants,…

The usual suspects?

Lesley McAra, Susan McVie · 1 Feb 2005

This article explores children's experience of policing. Drawing on findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime, it argues that the police may be unfairly targeting certain categories of young people. Evidence is presented on the ways in which police working rules (relating to previous ‘form’ and suspiciousness) serve to construct a population…

The Technological Game:

Janet Chan · 1 May 2001

This article draws on an Australian case study to examine the impact of information technology on police practice. It argues that technological change has altered important aspects of the `field' of policing—technology has redefined the value of communicative and technical resources, institutionalized accountability through built-in formats and procedures of reporting, and restructured the daily routines…

The Crime Reduction Programme in England and Wales

Mike Maguire · 1 Aug 2004

The article contrasts the original vision behind the Crime Reduction Programme - an ambitious plan (initially intended to run for 10 years) to accumulate, disseminate and use research-based knowledge about the effectiveness of a wide variety of interventions - with the reality of the multiple problems experienced during its implementation in England and Wales between…

The Permanent Revolution:

Eugene McLaughlin, John Muncie, Gordon Hughes · 1 Aug 2001

The soundbite `tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime' was crucial to both the ideological rebirth of the Labour Party as `New Labour' and its landslide victory in the 1997 General Election. Indeed, one of New Labour's most remarkable political achievements, during its first term of office, was to have forged a…

Criminal Justice template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Criminal Justice format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Criminal Justice template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Criminal Justice use?
Criminal Justice uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Criminal Justice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Criminal Justice?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Criminal Justice document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Criminal Justice template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Criminal Justice format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Criminal Justice?
Criminal Justice is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Criminal Justice template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Criminal Justice PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Criminal Justice template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Criminal Justice template cost?
You can start writing in the Criminal Justice template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Criminal Justice PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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