Criminology 145.0k citations
1.8k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Criminology
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Sociology and Political Science 119.2k Clinical Psychology 39.7k General Health Professions 27.0k Health 20.7k Political Science and International Relations 17.4k Journal of Criminal Justice United States
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency United States
Justice Quarterly United States
Crime & Delinquency United States
Journal of Social Issues United States
The British Journal of Criminology United Kingdom
Criminal Justice and Behavior United States
Social Science Research United States
The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) United States
Sociological Quarterly United States
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About Criminology The 1.8k papers published in Criminology in the last decades have received a total of 145.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Criminology usually cover Sociology and Political Science (1.6k papers), Health (183 papers) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (255 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (1.4k papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (698 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (383 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Criminology are Robert Agnew , Francis T. Cullen , Robert J. Sampson , Daniel S. Nagin , Mark Warr , Alex R. Piquero , David P. Farrington , John H. Laub , Brian D. Johnson and Raymond Paternoster .
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