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Peer reviewed only Open Access

Behavioral Sciences & the Law (BSL)

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
behavioral sciences psycho-legal mental health
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e-ISSN 1099-0798
p-ISSN 0735-3936
Issue Frequency Monthly
Impact Factor 1.7
Est. Year 1983
Mobile 7166452770
DOI YES
Country United States
Language English
APC YES
Impact Factor Assignee Google Scholar
Email BSLproofs@wiley.com/cewing@buffalo.edu

Journal Descriptions

Behavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer-reviewed journal providing current and comprehensive global information on topics at the interface of the law and the behavioral sciences. We balance theoretical, mental health, legal, and research writings to provide a broad perspective on pertinent psycho-legal topics. Most issues are devoted primarily to one special topic, often presented from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. One special issue per year is specifically targeted toward "International Perspectives" on the selected topic. Behavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer reviewed journal which provides current and comprehensive information from throughout the world on topics at the interface of the law and the behavioral sciences. The journal balances theoretical, mental health, legal, and research writings to provide a broad perspective on pertinent psycho-legal topics. Most issues are devoted primarily to one special topic, often presented from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. One special issue per year is specifically targeted toward "International Perspectives" on the selected topic. In addition, one issue each year is devoted to miscellaneous research articles, special perspectives, book review/essays, adversarial forums, and articles of special concern to practitioners; such offerings are also published in other issues as space permits. The journal also appeals to clinicians, academics, researchers, and policy makers. Six issues are published per year, and articles are published in English.

Behavioral Sciences & the Law (BSL) is :-

  • International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, behavioral sciences, psycho-legal, mental health, legal, Psychologists, Behavioral Scientists, Lawyers, Clinical Psychology, Forensic psychology, Law , Online or Print , Monthly Journal

  • UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0735-3936, E-ISSN: 1099-0798, Established: 1983, Impact Factor: 1.7
  • Provides Crossref DOI

  • Indexed in: Scopus, WoS, PubMed

  • Not indexed in DOAJ, UGC CARE

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Publications of BSL

Assessment of Accused Juvenile Sex Offenders in Germany: A Comparison of Five Different Measures
Peer Briken March, 2012
The present study examines the relationship between risk and protective factors among young alleged sexual offenders (N = 66) in pre-trial and pre-treatment settings. For risk assessment...
Online sexual activity involving webcams—An overview of existing literature and implications for sexual boundary violations of children and adolesce...
Peer Briken April, 2018
Despite the relevance of the Internet and its increasing use for sexual purposes, research into online sexual activity (OSA) involving webcams is limited. Aside from positive experiences, OS...
Preventive Detention in Germany: An Overview and Empirical Data from Two Federal States
Peer Briken May, 2013
Eighty years ago, preventive detention for dangerous offenders was implemented in the German Penal Code (Section 66). In 2011, about 500 individuals were incarcerated under a preventive dete...
A narrative review of research on clinical responses to the problem of sexual offenses in the last decade
Peer Briken April, 2020
Research on the treatment and programs for people who have committed sexual offenses has greatly increased in the past decade. The aim of this review is to discuss research that has been pub...
Criminal victimization among primary care medical patients: Prevalence, incidence, and physician usage
Mary P. Koss November, 1991
The study addressed the extent to which primary care physicians encounter crime victims in their practices. Crime prevalence and incidence rates were calculated from responses to a mailed su...