Aims and scope

This journal no longer accepts submissions. Please submit to Police, Practice and Research journal.

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations is devoted to providing helpful information on handling sensitive police-citizen situations. This journal presents vital information on the latest research and strategies for reducing the risks involved in suicide by cop, hostage situations, domestic disputes, and handling the mentally ill. The journal aims to make police-citizen confrontations less perilous and the art of negotiation more fruitful.

Articles are peer reviewed by policing experts, law enforcement professionals, police psychologists, and academicians who possess practical knowledge of the field. The key criterion for publication in JPCN is direct application to the officers working the street. The editorial board consists of researchers, negotiators, psychologists and criminologists.

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations features book reviews and articles on topics including:

*Suicidology *Police training issues *The mentally ill

*Negotiator well-being *Legal aspects of police negotiations *Domestic violence

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations offers law enforcement personnel with the essential information on up-to-date practices to effectively reduce the odds of interpersonal conflict with citizens.

Peer Review Policy: As general policy, articles and essays in this journal undergo editorial review by the editor and a double-blind peer review by at least two members of the editorial board and one additional referee. Occasionally the journal publishes invited articles or essays. In such cases, the pieces are always identified by an editor's note.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.