Legal and Criminological Psychology (LCP)

Journal Scope

The Journal of Legal and Criminological Psychology publishes original papers which advance professional and scientific knowledge in these fields, broadly defined. Theoretical, review and empirical studies in any of the following areas are welcomed:

• assessment and treatment of criminal behaviour
• child and family issues
• civil law procedures
• court processes
• crime prevention
• deception
• disputes and litigation
• ethical issues
• impact of law on behaviour
• interrogation and testimony
• interviewing
• jury decisions
  
• legal decision making
• legal development and policy
• management of offenders
• mental health and the law
• new legislation
• policing and crime detection
• professional training
• public attitudes to crime and the law
• role of the expert witness
• sentencing and penology
• victimology