About the Journal:
Established in 1929, Probation Journal is a leading, peer reviewed journal that provides a national and international forum for sharing good practice, disseminating high quality criminal justice research and developing debate about the theory and practice of work with offenders. The Journal is read in 25 countries, and has gained a reputation for publishing material which is both of a high quality and accessible to a wide readership.
Probation Journal is published in association with Napo, the trade union and professional association for family court and probation staff and represents commitment to high standards of professionalism within the National Probation Service and wider Community and Criminal Justice Sector. However, editorial decisions are completely independent and the Journal’s contents do not necessarily represent Napo policy.
Call for papers: 2025 Special Issue
Criminal Justice Social Work: “Every social worker is a criminal justice social worker”
Guest Editors: Caroline Bald and Ines Martinez Herrero
In this special issue, we focus on Criminal Justice Social Work as an area of justice practice. The purpose of this special issue is to
highlight the critical role of social work in justice settings globally. Criminal justice social work is defined as social work in relation to justice
systems, such as parental imprisonment social work, juvenile justice or multi-disciplinary care needs. We welcome papers from people with
lived experience, practitioners and researchers on any of the topics listed below or another topic relevant to the special issue subject area.
Submission Guidelines:
Submission Type: Full articles, comment pieces or practice pieces.
Language: All contributions must be in English and follow the journal’s author submission guidance.
Deadline: The deadline for abstracts of no more than 500 words is 1st December 2024, notification by 15th December 2024with full papers
21st March 2025.
All submitted articles will be subject to Probation Journal’s normal peer review process before being accepted for
publication and need to be submitted via the journal’s online submission portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/probation-journal. If you
are interested in contributing but have any questions, please contact the co-editors Caroline Bald or Ines Martinez Herrero at either
caroline.bald@essex.ac.uk or m.ines.martinez@der.uned.es
