Focus and Scope

Focus

Journal Predictive Crime publishes original research papers and reviews on understanding, anticipating, and preventing crime from the perspectives of criminology, criminal law, sociology, psychology, data science, and public policy. It serves scholars and professionals concerned with crime, law, and criminal justice.

The objective of this journal is to disseminate research and scientific studies that contribute to the development of theories, methods, and evidence for predicting, explaining, and responding to crime, and to their application in law enforcement and public policy. Manuscripts must never have been published or be under consideration in other journals; manuscripts from both local and international authors are welcome. Journal Predictive Crime is published by Universitas Islam Riau and managed by the Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL).

Scope

The journal welcomes theoretical and applied research in the following areas.

 

Predictive Criminology & Crime Analytics

Crime forecasting, risk assessment, hotspot and spatial analysis, crime mapping, and statistical or machine-learning models for anticipating offending and victimization.

 

Criminal Law & Criminal Justice

Substantive and procedural criminal law, sentencing, courts, policing, corrections, and the legal and ethical limits of predictive tools in the justice system.

 

Crime Prevention & Security Policy

Situational and community-based crime prevention, early-warning systems, public safety policy, and evaluation of prevention programmes.

 

Cyber, Organized & Transnational Crime

Cybercrime, digital evidence, financial and economic crime, corruption, terrorism, trafficking, and cross-border criminal networks.

 

Offenders, Victims & Deviance

Causes and patterns of offending, juvenile delinquency, recidivism, victimology, gender-based violence, and the protection of vulnerable groups.

 

Forensic & Investigative Sciences

Forensic science, criminal investigation, criminal psychology, and evidence-based approaches that support detection and proof of crime.

Journal Predictive Crime provides a platform for original qualitative and quantitative research, critical literature reviews, and meta-analyses. The journal aims to bring criminology, law, and data-driven disciplines together to share insights, innovative approaches, and practices, and to serve as a reliable and respectable information source for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.