《美國刑事司法雜志》是一份同行評(píng)議的出版物，提供關(guān)于廣泛的刑事司法主題和問題的研究。報(bào)道涉及刑事司法程序、系統(tǒng)各組成部分之間的正式和非正式相互作用、各部門所經(jīng)歷的問題和解決辦法、創(chuàng)新做法、政策制定和執(zhí)行、評(píng)價(jià)研究、這些企業(yè)的參與者以及各種其他有關(guān)利益。該雜志出版的原始文章，利用廣泛的方法和觀點(diǎn)，當(dāng)審查犯罪，法律和刑事司法處理。

The American Journal of Criminal Justice is a peer reviewed publication offering research on a wide array of criminal justice topics and issues. Coverage addresses the criminal justice process, the formal and informal interplay between system components, problems and solutions experienced by various segments, innovative practices, policy development and implementation, evaluative research, the players engaged in these enterprises, and a wide assortment of other related interests. The Journal publishes original articles that utilize a broad range of methodologies and perspectives when examining crime, law, and criminal justice processing.