It is now widely acknowledged that progression from persistent offending to desistance from crime is the outcome of a complex interaction between subjective/ agency factors and social/environmental factors. A methodological challenge for desistance researchers is to unravel the differential impacts of these internal and external factors and the sequence in which they come into play.…
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European Journal of Criminology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', European Journal of Criminology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Policing Practices and Perceptions |
| ISSN | 1477-3708 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 2.4 |
| h-index | 86 |
| i10-index | 598 |
| Total citations | 30,564 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Journal website | www.uk.sagepub.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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Most-cited papers in European Journal of Criminology
Recent discussions of ‘cybercrime’ focus upon the apparent novelty or otherwise of the phenomenon. Some authors claim that such crime is not qualitatively different from ‘terrestrial crime’, and can be analysed and explained using established theories of crime causation. One such approach, oft cited, is the ‘routine activity theory’ developed by Marcus Felson and others.…
As penal power has been transformed in recent years, so too have relationships between prisoners and staff. This article discusses how these relationships are forged by the terms of ‘neo-paternalism’, focusing in particular on what is labelled ‘soft power’. It describes some of the impediments that hinder the development of closer relationships between prisoners and…
This paper argues for the value of new approaches to policing in the United States and Europe. These new approaches focus upon building police legitimacy among members of the public with the goal of encouraging widespread voluntary compliance with the law, acceptance of police authority and deference to police decisions, as well as a general…
How can the study of comparative criminal justice avoid the opposite dangers of ethnocentrism and relativism? The problem is examined taking as an example Cavadino and Dignan's recent analysis of differences in prison rates. The case is made that more attention needs to be given to understanding how different criminal justice systems actually produce prison…