Journal of Criminal Justice

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Criminal Justice is 19. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board70
Editorial Board64
From theory to conceptualization, through operationalization: Comparing indicators of desistance from crime62
The geographical aspect of offending across crime types: A study on the journey to crime and co-offender dispersion48
The Other perspectives on the development and life course of offending46
A longitudinal qualitative analysis of probation and parole officer stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic41
To tent and protect: Homeless encampments as “protective facilities”32
Delineating the paradox: Gauging foreign nationals' “Target Suitability” to robbery in the United States27
Evidence for intergenerational transmission of biological risk for antisocial behavior: Low resting heart rate in fathers predicts elevated criminality in sons25
Pathways to juvenile hacking: A stacking ensemble learning and decision tree analysis of cumulative risk factors24
Breaking point: Exploring side bets, support, and pension investment as predictors of turnover intention in urban policing24
A theory evaluation of U.S. firearm laws and their likely effectiveness in reducing gun-related crime23
What is theoretical support? Explanation as a central barometer in sentencing research22
Patrol officer activity by single- versus double-crewed status: The call-related output of one-officer and two-officer patrol units21
Provincial and territorial correctional service workers: A Canadian national and jurisdictional assessment of mental health20
Deconstructing journey-to-crime's questionable validity in theft-related crimes20
The hidden harms of bond reform: Examining the impact of bond reform on restrictive conditions of release19
Weeding out the Truth: A Survey Experiment on the Role of Scientific Evidence in Shaping Public Opinion on Marijuana Policy19
The links between sleep, self-control, and internalizing/externalizing problems: A meta-analysis19
Quantifying the impact: From prevalence to harm in evaluating police misconduct19
Corrigendum to “Do interactions with the police correlate with identity formation? Examining the relationship between police legitimacy, procedural justice, and self-identification over time” [JCJ 10219
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