The British Journal of Criminology

The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society is one of the world's top criminology journals. It publishes work of the highest quality from around the world and across all areas of criminology.

BJC is a valuable resource for academics and researchers in crime, whether they be from criminology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, law, economics, politics or social work, and for professionals concerned with crime, law, criminal justice, politics, and penology.

The British Journal of Criminology is ranked 12/31 in the Criminology and Penology category (2008 ISI Journal Citation Reports).

The British Journal of Criminology turns 50!

To celebrate The British Journal of Criminology reaching its 50th Volume, the editors have hand-picked five articles spanning all five decades and made them freely available. For access simply click through.

From the 2000s:
Setting Standards for Restorative Justice
John Braithwaite

From the 1990s:
The Limits of the Sovereign State: Strategies of Crime control in Contemporary Society
David Garland

From the 1980s:
Radical Criminology in Britain: The Emergence of a Competing Paradigm
Jock Young

From the 1970s:
Conflicts as Property
Nils Christie

From the 1960s:
Is Criminal Behaviour Deviant Behaviour?
Richard Quinney