Crime & Delinquency

61.3k citations
2.7k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Impact in

    • Crime Patterns and Interventions
    • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
    • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
    • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
    • Child Abuse and Trauma

Papers in

    • Crime Patterns and Interventions 1.3k
    • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 1.2k
    • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance 204
    • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending 459
    • Child Abuse and Trauma 197

Crime & Delinquency

2.3k papers receiving 52.8k citations

Peers

Crime & Delinquency
Comparison fields: 5 of 187
  • Sociology and Political Science 47.8k
  • Clinical Psychology 23.0k
  • Health 7.9k
  • General Health Professions 12.3k
  • Gender Studies 3.6k
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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About Crime & Delinquency

The 2.7k papers published in Crime & Delinquency in the last decades have received a total of 61.3k indexed citations . Papers published in Crime & Delinquency usually cover Sociology and Political Science (2.1k papers), Clinical Psychology (794 papers), Health (292 papers), General Health Professions (448 papers) and Gender Studies (116 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (1.3k papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (1.2k papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (459 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (390 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (204 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (198 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (197 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (146 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Crime & Delinquency are Robert J. Sampson, John H. Laub, Herman Goldstein, Wesley G. Skogan, Meda Chesney‐Lind, D. A. Andrews, Beth E. Richie, Alex R. Piquero, Arthur J. Lurigio and James Bonta.

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