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Police Practice and Research Template

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About the Police Practice and Research format

Police Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Policing Practices and Perceptions, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Police Practice and Research 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolicing Practices and Perceptions Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Gun Ownership and Violence Research
ISSN1477-271X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.81
h-index61
i10-index555
Total citations19,559
Top institutions publishing hereGriffith University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Police Practice and Research per year

70
2014
35
2015
72
2016
70
2017
70
2018
79
2019
78
2020
51
2021
57
2022
42
2023
49
2024
54
2025

Citation impact of Police Practice and Research by publication year

971
2014
368
2015
902
2016
1.3K
2017
1.3K
2018
1K
2019
987
2020
689
2021
395
2022
294
2023
145
2024
69
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Police Practice and Research

Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist another Man's Freedom Fighter?

Boaz Ganor · 1 Jan 2002

Most researchers tend to believe that an objective and internationally accepted definition of terrorism can never be agreed upon; after all, they say, 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.' The question of who is a terrorist, according to this school of thought, depends entirely on the subjective outlook of the definer. This article…

The Hotspot Matrix: A Framework for the Spatio‐Temporal Targeting of Crime Reduction

Jerry H. Ratcliffe · 1 Mar 2004

The growth of intelligence‐led policing has placed even greater emphasis on the clear identification of crime hotspots as well as the choice of the crime reduction or detection strategy identified to combat a problem. Crime hotspots are becoming central to policing strategy in many locations, as they enable an operational commander to focus resources into…

Ending the ‘dialogue of the deaf’: evidence and policing policies and practices. An Australian case study

David Bradley, Christine Nixon · 1 Oct 2009

In this paper two current police research traditions are examined, the critical police research and policy police research, as they have evolved in the USA, the UK, and in Australia. Each tradition has developed a typical pattern of relationship between researchers and police practitioners, but both suffered from what we call the ‘dialogue of the…

Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence

Jerome H. Skolnick · 1 Jan 2002

This paper examines the 'Blue Code of Silence' and its contribution to police corruption. After offering evidence for the existence of such a code, the paper locates the origins of the code in the work and culture of policing. The paper also examines cases, commission reports and an original case study to understand how the…

Policing image-based sexual abuse: stakeholder perspectives

Nicola Henry, Asher Flynn, Anastasia Powell · 20 Sep 2018

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the non-consensual recording, distribution, or threat of distribution, of nude or sexual images. Over the past five years, numerous jurisdictions have amended their criminal laws to respond more effectively to this growing phenomenon, yet increased criminalization has not automatically translated into increased prosecutions. Drawing on stakeholder interviews with 52…

Police Practice and Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Police Practice and Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Police Practice and Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Police Practice and Research use?
Police Practice and Research uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Police Practice and Research 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Police Practice and Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Police Practice and Research 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 Police Practice and Research template?
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Who publishes Police Practice and Research?
Police Practice and Research is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Police Practice and Research template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Police Practice and Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Police Practice and Research template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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