Policing and Society

Aims & 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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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.896

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	56

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5732

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	749

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Asymmetry in the Impact of Encounters with Police

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Wesley G.

• Police occupational culture: classic themes, altered times

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Bethan

• Contact and confidence: revisiting the impact of public encounters with the police

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Ben, Jonathan, Elizabeth A.

• Policing and social identity: procedural justice, inclusion and cooperation between police and public

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Ben

• Encouraging public cooperation and support for police

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Kristina, Lyn, Jenny

• Algorithmic prediction in policing: assumptions, evaluation, and accountability

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Lyria, Janet

• Why reforms fail

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Wesley G.

• Media and public perceptions of the police: examining the impact of race and personal experience

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Valerie J., Jared S.

• Promoting trust in police: findings from a randomised experimental field trial of procedural justice policing

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Kristina, Lorraine, Sarah

• Police research, officer surveys, and response rates

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Justin, Justin T., Hyunin, Geoffrey P.

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