Criminal Justice Education

Annual Review of Criminology

The Annual Review of Criminology provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the multidisciplinary field of criminology, defined as the study of both the nature of criminal behavior and societal reactions to crime.

Link: https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/criminol

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.

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cjb

Criminology & Public Policy

Criminology & Public Policy is devoted to the study of criminal justice policy and practice. The journal’s central objective is to strengthen the role of research in the formulation of crime and justice policy through publishing empirically based, policy-focused articles.

Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17459133

Criminology & Public Policy

The Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (CCJLS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that builds on the mission of its predecessor, Western Criminology Review ( WCR ),by promoting understanding of the causes of crime; the methods used to prevent and control crime; the institutions, principles, and actors involved in the apprehension, prosecution, punishment, and reintegration of offenders; and the legal and political framework under which the justice system and its primary actors operate.

Link: https://ccjls.scholasticahq.com/articles

CrimProf Blog

A blog that provides insights into current academic discussions in criminology and law.

Link: https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/

Forensic Magazine

Forensic Magazine focuses on three key areas of forensic science: Crime Scene Investigation, Crime Lab Work, and Digital Forensics. The blog is updated on all three fronts five times a week, using stories ripped from the headlines to highlight current practices and issues in forensic science and CSI.

Link: https://www.forensicmag.com/

Forensic Sciences

Forensic Sciences is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of Forensic Science, and is published online by MDPI.

Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forensicsci

Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, this website serves as a way for students to learn in-depth information about a variety of CSI topics. Choose from mini-sites about things like footprinting, toxicology, documentation, or DNA testing. You can also download articles directly to a e-Reader for further study.

Link: https://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/

Forensic Science International: Synergy

The journal’s aim is to advance and support forensic science while exceeding its expectations for excellence. By being freely available to anyone, we seek to promote and support open discourse across diverse areas of interest, avocation, and geography.

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/forensic-science-international-synergy/vol/1/suppl/C

Forensic Science International: Reports

A gold open access journal which fosters information and knowledge exchange through the dissemination of foundational science, case reports, mini reviews, population data, and informed opinion across all disciplines within the forensic sciences. The journal also welcomes the reporting of negative results and validation studies. 

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/forensic-science-international-reports

Forensic Sciences Research

Forensic Sciences Research publishes latest research in various disciplines of forensic sciences. It aims to promote forensic sciences through quality research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to editors. 

Link: https://academic.oup.com/fsr

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS)

The International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS) is a peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the contemporary issues in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Victimology, is the official journal of the Old Publisher: South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) New Publisher: H&N PUBLISHERS UK LIMITED. IJCJS is a unique Diamond open access, open access international journal, where the author(s) / readers need not pay/subscribe and it is totally free. The Journal has an international focus, and it does not restrict itself to any region. It tries to give a new impetus to the field of criminology by the way of high-quality articles and book reviews.

Link: https://www.ijcjs.com/

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine (IJMTFM) is aimed to promote scientific communication among medical investigators worldwide.

Link: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/index.php/ijmtfm

Journal of Criminology

The Journal of Criminology is an international peer-reviewed journal in the field of criminology. Originally published under the title of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, it expressly seeks to publish innovative theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented research from around the world, as well as maintaining a strong commitment to high quality research in the Australasian region.

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/anj

Journal of Defense Management

Topics including policy, strategy, procurement, logistics, human resources, training, the army, navy and air force, military vehicles, the defense estate and more.

Link: https://www.longdom.org/defense-management.html

Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences

(JFDS) is the official publication of the Indian Association of Forensic Odontology and is published as 3 Issues per annum. JFDS publishes scientific papers on well designed and controlled original research, review artilces and case presentations involving Forensic Odontology, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science, Criminology and Medicolegal issues.  

Link: https://jfds.org/

Journal of Experimental Criminology

The Journal of Experimental Criminology focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the advancement of criminological theory and/or the development of evidence-based crime and justice policy. The journal is also committed to the advancement of the science of systematic reviews and experimental methods in criminology and criminal justice.

Link: https://link.springer.com/journal/11292

Journal of Forensic Pathology

Covers rape investigation, Digital forensic, Forensic autopsy, Forensic law, Blood sampling, Forensic evidence, Criminalistics, Forensic genetics

Link: https://www.iomcworld.com/forensic-pathology.html

Journal of Forensic Biomechanics

Covering forensic biomechanics, sports medicine, head injury problems, biological material properties, biodynamic modeling, forensic epidemiology. Quick publication and open discussion will enhance the clarity and information dissemination of a specific topic.

Link: https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/forensic-biomechanics.html

Journal of Forensic Psychology

Publishes a wide range of article in this discipline covering all modern trends in clinical and experimental research associated with Forensic Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology Practice, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Child Psychology, Legal Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Forensic Neuropsychology, Police Psychology, Correctional Psychologist, Paranormal activity, Mental Illness and Violence, Chronic Criminals, Antisocial personality disorder, Criminal Proceedings, Mental Disorders and creates a platform for the authors to contribute towards the journal.

Link: https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/forensic-psychology.html

Journal of Forensic Sciences & Criminal Investigation

Journal of Forensic Sciences & Criminal Investigation (JFSCI) This is one of the open access journals that is determined to publish the most complete and reliable source of information on discoveries and current developments related to forensic and criminal science department. 

Link: https://juniperpublishers.com/jfsci/

The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (JFOS)

JFOS  is an international journal  dedicated to forensic odontology,  legal odonto-stomatology, dental anthropology, translational research in forensic sciences, litigation in dentistry, dental ethics and law  in the perspective of justice administration and  legal rights protection.  

Link: https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/index

Powered by Osteons

Kristina Killgrove is a bioarchaeologist and professor at the University of West Florida. Her blog is all about bones – specifically how they can be used to solve crimes. In addition to her incredible articles about archaeology, osteology, and forensic science, she systematically picks apart the CSI crime drama Bones and reveals how a true osteologist would solve each episode.

Link: https://www.poweredbyosteons.org/

Public Criminology

Writers Chris Uggen, Michelle Inderbitzin, and Sara Wakefield write critical essays on current events from a criminological perspective.

Link: https://thesocietypages.org/pubcrim/

Security Affairs

This website is dedicated to everything digital forensics, from hacking to cybersecurity. Every day, readers can get new information on the digital forensics front – often with headlines pulled straight from top-tier media. This site also touts a large database of research on cyber threats, from international security spending to the most damaging cyber attacks of the year.

Link: https://securityaffairs.com/category/cyber-crime

Sexuality & Society

Sexuality & Society provides a critical sociological and interdisciplinary perspective on sexuality, sexual health, and sexual policy.

Link: https://thesocietypages.org/sexuality/

Sociology and Criminology-Open Access

Publishes latest advancements and reports of socialistic and criminalistic views of a crime and their key role in criminal investigations.

Link: https://www.longdom.org/sociology-and-criminology.html

Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics

To publish the results of theoretical and applied research on topical issues of forensic science, criminalistics, and criminal procedure. The collection pages pay considerable attention to improvement of author’s methods and provide scientific recommendations for conducting forensic researches.

Link: https://khrife-journal.org/index.php/journal