Crime and Delinquency is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Criminology. The journal's editor is Paul E. Tracy (University of Massachusetts Lowell). It has been in publication since 1955 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.

Crime & Delinquency
DisciplineCriminology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byPaul E. Tracy
Publication details
Former name(s)
NPPA Journal
History1955-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
1.941 (2017)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Crime Delinq.
Indexing
ISSN0011-1287 (print)
1552-387X (web)
LCCN56000504
OCLC no.1565415
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Scope

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Crime & Delinquency is a policy-oriented journal which contains research and analysis for both scholars and professionals who work in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. The journal focuses on issues and concerns that impact the criminal justice system, including the social, political and economic contexts of criminal justice.

Abstracting and indexing

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Crime and Delinquency is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 1.941, ranking it 16 out of 61 journals in the category 'Criminology and Penology'.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Criminology and Penology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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