Criminal Justice and Behavior
Criminal Justice and Behavior promotes scholarly evaluations of assessment, classification, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs to help the correctional professional develop successful programs based on sound and informative theoretical and research foundations. Publishing timely, well-conceived, and lively scholarship, Criminal Justice and Behavior advances the knowledge and expertise of professionals and academics involved in forensic psychology, with a concentration on correctional psychology.
Comprehensive Coverage
Criminal Justice and Behavior brings you original research, theoretical contributions, and information on innovative programs and practices, as well as critical reviews of literature or theory on topics central to criminal justice and behavior, including:- Classification and treatments of offenders
- Causes of delinquent and criminal behaviour
- Prevention, intervention, and treatment programs
- Education and training
- Effectiveness of different sanctions
- Offender and offensive characteristics
- Psychology of policing
- Psychology and law issues
In the pages of the journal you’ll find:
Articles: To keep you at the very forefront of correctional and forensic psychology that the journal fosters. Criminal Justice and Behavior publishes high-quality scholarship concerning the interface between the behavioral sciences and the criminal justice system. Empirical research is emphasized, and theoretical and integrative review articles are also featured.
Commentaries: To present you with a wide variety of opinions and experiences, journal commentaries are often solicited on articles that are particularly thought provoking in their implications or that can be further illuminated by an additional perspective.
Book Reviews: The journal includes stimulating reviews on recently published books to help you stay current on the best and most important resources in the field.
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjb.
Criminal Justice and Behavior publishes articles examining psychological and behavioral aspects of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The concepts "criminal justice" and "behavior" should be interpreted broadly to include analyses of etiology of delinquent or criminal behavior, the process of law violation, victimology, offender classification and treatment, deterrence, and incapacitation.
| Kristy Holtfreter | Arizona State University, USA |
| Ashley Batastini | Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
| Jennifer Eno Louden | University of Texas El Paso, USA |
| Chantal Fahmy | The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA |
| Kristy Holtfreter | Arizona State University, USA |
| Andrea Montes | Arizona State University, USA |
| Joseph Schafer | Arizona State University, USA |
| Michaela Flippin | Western Connecticut State University, USA |
| Raven Simonds | Correctional Association of New York, USA |
| Stanley L. Brodsky | The University of Alabama, USA |
| Michael G. Aamodt | Radford University, USA |
| Eva Aizpurua | City, University of London, UK |
| Apryl Alexander | University of Denver, USA |
| Lucas Alward | Boise State University, USA |
| Vivian Aranda-Hughes | Michigan State University, USA |
| Elaine Arnull | Southampton Solent University, UK |
| Lisa Barao | University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nicole Renee Bartholomew | Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center Carswell, USA |
| Kevin M. Beaver | Florida State University, USA |
| Julie Blais | Dalhouse University, Canada |
| Stanley L. Brodsky | The University of Alabama, USA |
| Katharine L. Brown | University of Mississippi |
| Amy Burrell | Coventry University, UK |
| Kelli Canada | University of Missouri, USA |
| Dena Carson | Indiana University Indianapolis, USA |
| Valerie Clark | Minnesota Department of Corrections, USA |
| Joshua C. Cochran | University of Cincinnati, USA |
| Vaughan Crichlow | University of Connecticut, USA |
| David DeMatteo | Drexel University, USA |
| Jacqueline Drew | Griffith University, Australia |
| Adam Dunbar | University of Nevada, Reno, USA |
| Adam Fine | Arizona State University, USA |
| William Fisher | University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA |
| Walter Forrest | University of Wollongong, Australia |
| Bryanna Fox | University of South Florida, USA |
| Theresa Gannon | University of Kent, UK |
| Brett Gardner | University of Virginia, USA |
| Jane Gaub | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Krista Gehring | University of Houston Downtown, USA |
| Katelyn A. Golladay | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Amanda Graham | Texas State University, USA |
| J. Thomas Grisso | University of Massachusetts, USA |
| Zachary Hamiliton | University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA |
| R. Karl Hanson | Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Carter Hay | Florida State University, USA |
| Kirk Heilbrun | Drexel University, USA |
| Jacqueline B. Helfgott | Seattle University, USA |
| Howard Henderson | Texas Southern University |
| Jaime Henderson | Innocence Project, USA |
| Zoe Hilton | University of Toronto and Waypoint Research Institute, Canada |
| Robert Homant | University of Detroit, USA |
| Lori Hughes | University of Colorado, Denver, USA |
| Kayleen Islam-Zwart | Eastern Washington University, USA |
| Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich | Michigan State University, USA |
| Deborah Jones | Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections |
| Natalie Jones | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| Erin M. Kearns | University of Alabama, USA |
| Lauren Magee | Indiana University Indianapolis, USA |
| Sadé Lindsay | Cornell University, USA |
| Caleb Lloyd | Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
| Sarah M. Manchak | University of Cincinnati, USA |
| Jon T. Mandracchia | Avila University, USA |
| Douglas Marlowe | National Association of Drug Court Professionals, USA |
| Troy McEwan | Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
| Nicole C. McKenna | University of Kentucky, USA |
| Susan McNeeley | Minnesota Department of Corrections, USA |
| Gorazd Meško | University of Maribor, Slovenia |
| Holly A. Miller | University of North Florida, USA |
| Damon Mitchell | Central Connecticut State University, USA |
| Meghan Mitchell | University of North Dakota, USA |
| Stephanie Morse | Saint Anselm College, USA |
| Eric S. Murphy | University of Alaska, USA |
| Meghan Novisky | Cleveland State University, USA |
| David Nussbaum | The Allen K. Hess Institute for Integrative and Forensic Behavioural Science, Canada |
| Mark Olver | University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Megan Parry | University of Rhode Island, USA |
| Joshua Phelps | Norwegian Police University College, Norway |
| Alex Piquero | University of Miami, USA |
| Breanne Pleggenkuhle | Southern Illinois University, USA |
| Devon L. L. Polaschek | The University of Waikato, New Zealand |
| Daniel Pryce | Old Dominion University, USA |
| Natasha Pusch | Texas Tech University, USA |
| Allison Redlich | George Mason University, USA |
| Tara Richards | University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA |
| Danielle Rudes | Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, USA |
| Emily Salisbury | The University of Utah, USA |
| Jeffrey C. Sandler | New York State Office of Mental Health, USA |
| Joseph Schafer | Arizona State University, USA |
| Craig Schwalbe | Columbia University, USA |
| Nicholas Scurich | University of California, Irvine, USA |
| Lee Ann Slocum | University of Missouri St. Louis, USA |
| Logan Somers | Texas State University, USA |
| Benjamin Spivak | Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
| Keira C. Stockdale | University of Sasketchewan, Canada |
| Raymond Tafrate | Central Connecticut State University, USA |
| Jose Torres | Louisiana State University, USA |
| Jillian Turanovic | University of Colorado, USA |
| Nichola Tyler | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Jamie C. Vaske | Western Carolina University, USA |
| D’Andre Walker | The University of Mississippi, USA |
| Glenn D. Walters | Kutztown University, USA |
| Kayla Wanamaker | Carleton University, Canada |
| Xia Wang | Arizona State University, USA |
| Twila Wingrove | Appalachian State University, USA |
| Emily M. Wright | The Urban Institute, USA |
| Kevin Wright | Arizona State University, USA |
| Yan Zhang | Sam Houston State University, USA |
Criminal Justice and Behavior seeks contributions examining psychological and behavioral aspects of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The concepts "criminal justice’’ and "behavior’’ should be interpreted broadly to include analyses of the etiology of delinquent or criminal behavior, the process of law violation, of victimology, offender classification and treatment, deterrence, and incapacitation. The journal will include analyses of both clientele and employees in the justice systems, and it will include analyses of the effects of differing sanctions or programs. The journal emphasizes reports of original empirical research, theoretical contributions, development and testing of innovative programs and practices, and critical reviews of literature or theory on central topics of criminal justice and behavior. Articles dealing with behavioral aspects of juvenile or criminal justice are welcomed from throughout the world.
Submissions must be sent electronically to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjb. Manuscripts should be typed and double spaced, with tables, charts, and references on separate pages. The ideal length for manuscripts submitted to CJB is 25 to 35 pages.
The format described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) must be followed. Please note the changes in header formatting from the 5th to the 6th edition. Manuscript header formatting should follow the 6th edition. Questions concerning manuscript submission can be directed to cjb.sagepub@gmail.com.
Book reviews and inquiries should be sent to Joseph Eastwood, Ph.D. at Bishop's University, 2600 Rue College, Sherbrooke, QC CANADA J1M 1Z7, email: eastwooj@gmail.com.
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