Policing and Society

SJR Rank #5,477H-index: 61SJR: 0.934Best quartile: Q1
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Publisher

Routledge

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.250.50.751

Subject Categories

  • LawQ1
  • Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Policing Practices and PerceptionsCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesCrime, Deviance, and Social ControlGender, Security, and ConflictIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesGun Ownership and Violence Research

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs055110165220

Documents per Year

202220250255075100

Detailed Information

ISSN

1477-2728, 1043-9463

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.95

References per Document

71.06

Coverage

1990-2003, 2005-2026

Scope

Policing & Society is widely acknowledged as the leading international academic journal specialising in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. This includes: • Social scientific investigations of police policy and activity • Legal and political analyses of police powers and governance • Management oriented research on aspects of police organisation Space is also devoted to the relationship between what the police do and the policing decisions and functions of communities, private sector organisations and other state agencies. As such, the journal is of vital interest to academics involved in the scholarly study of all of the varied facets of contemporary policing, as well as police and other practitioners involved in social regulation and control.

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