Characteristic of scientific knowledge; signifying that a conclusion can be derived from a set of general propositions and specific initial considerations; providing a systematic, empirically verified understanding of why a phenomenon occurs as it does.
Criminal Justice Studies: .a quarterly refereed journal, publishes articles that deal with substantive criminal justice and criminological issues
Journal of Experimental Criminology: .focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the development of evidence based crime and justice policy
Law & Society Review: .peer-reviewed publication for work bearing on the relationship between society and the legal process
Justice System Journal: .Interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research articles on all aspects of law, courts, court administration, judicial behavior, and the impact of all of these on public and social policy.
Transitional Justice Research Collaborative: .data on three primary transitional justice mechanisms - human rights prosecutions, truth commissions, and amnesties - for 109 democratic transitions in 86 countries around the world, from 1970-2012.