The New York State (Online)Journal of Applied Research in Criminal Justice

About This Journal

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Applied Research in Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed, bi-monthly publication, offering empirical articles and special issues on contemporary issues and controversies in the study of crime, criminal justice education and criminal-legal system responses. The journal engages in a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to advance understanding of crime and violence, victimization, and criminalization processes and their implications for individuals, the criminal-legal system, and communities.

Association Information

The Journal of Applied Research in Criminal Justice is published on behalf of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State (CJEANYS).

The Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State was founded in 1972. Its members represent a significant number of the colleges and universities in the state that offer criminal justice related programs.

Our mission is to promote excellence in criminal justice higher education.

We are dedicated to the following goals and principals:

• To communicate among our members through diverse formats including listservs, blogs, meetings and our annual fall conference.
• To monitor and review state and national public policy affecting our criminal justice programs.
• To maintain currency in criminal justice trends; both nationally and globally.