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New Issue

2023-09-01

A new issue of International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy  has been published.

This general issue (Volume 12 Issue 3) publishes a diverse mix of criminology research by authors from Spain, China, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Australia. 

The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy is an open access, peer reviewed journal that seeks to publish critical research about common challenges confronting criminal justice systems around the world. The Journal publishes four issues per year, has no APCs and uses Creative Commons to licence articles – making criminology research accessible to all.

Keep up to-date with all Journal news @CrimJustJournal and now on LinkedIn (new) https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-journal-for-crime-justice-and-social-democracy/

John Scott and David Rodríguez Goyes (Chief Editors); Avi Brisman (Book Editor); Marília de Nardin Budó (Book Editor), and Tracy Creagh (Journal Manager)

Read More about announcement New Issue

Current Issue : Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023)

Published: 2023-09-01

Articles

  • The Death Penalty in Barbados: Reforming a Colonial Legacy

    Page numbers:27-36
    Authors:Lynsey Black, Lizzie Seal, Florence Seemungal, Bharat Malkani, Roger Ball

  • Who does Australia Lock Up? The Social Determinants of Justice

    Page numbers:37-53
    Authors:Ruth McCausland, Eileen Baldry

  • Driver Licences, Diversionary Programs and Transport Justice for First Nations Peoples in Australia

    Page numbers:93-107
    Authors:Gina Masterton, Mark Brady, Natalie Watson-Brown, Teresa Senserrick, Kieran Tranter

Book Reviews

The Journal invites 6-8000 word original submissions. Authors are asked to register, read the author guidelines, and agree to the ethics statement before submission. Peer review is usually 4-6 weeks.

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Chief Editors:

Professor John Scott, QUT Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia and Dr David Rodríguez Goyes, University of Oslo, Norway

Book Reivew Editors: Professor Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University, United States and Professor Marília de Nardin Budó, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Brazil

Journal Manager: Tracy Creagh, Office for Scholarly Communication, Queensland University of Technology, Australia