The journal that I chose Psychology, Crime, and Law. The journal Psychology, Crime & Law advances research on psychological theories of criminal activity, civil and criminal law, and the behavioral effects of the law. The course covers the following topics: the causes of criminal behavior, studies of various offender groups, crime detection, courtroom behavior studies (jury behavior, decision-making, expert testimony), litigant, lawyer, judge, and court officer behavior both inside and outside the courtroom, offender management issues (prisons, probation, and rehabilitation initiatives), and public behavior studies (victim reactions, courtroom behavior, and legal system). It produces short studies and evaluations that significantly advance our understanding of the psychology of crime, law, and legal conduct. Globally, Psychology, Crime & Law offers the most recent cutting edge research and theory to professionals working in the fields of forensic-clinical psychology, law, and crime.
The journal publishes 10 issues every year. Psychology, Crime & Law is abstracted and indexed in the following publications and databases: Current Contents – Social & Behavioral Sciences, International Bibliography of the, Social Sciences (IBSS), PsycINFO, Research Alerts, SCOPUS, Social Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences, Citation Index, Social SciSearch, and Violence & Abuse Abstracts.
The article that I chose was Exploring factors associated with chronic and serious offending in detained dual system youth (Moriarty et al., 2024). I chose this article because I have had my fair share of working with the juvenile justice system (group homes/youth developmental centers) and the social services system (foster care). Personally, there is a correlation in children in the system and having a case with social services due to their upbringing. Dual system youth is a true term for some, I can't say that it is the truth for all youth that either have a criminal case or social services case. There has been an abundant amount of older foster youth that have criminal records as well.
Moriarty, A., Papalia, N., Spivak, B., Ali, M. M., Luebbers, S., & Shepherd, S. (2024). Exploring factors associated with chronic and serious offending in detained dual system youth. Psychology, Crime & Law, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316x.2024.2318377
