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  • Vol. 11 (2025)

    Volumen 11 del presente año 2025. Publicación abierta todo el año. 

  • Special SuCCESS
    Vol. 10 (2025)

    This special issue is one of the outcomes of the European Erasmus+ SuCCESS project, which established an international consortium of universities from Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Spain, and Portugal to foster knowledge transfer in criminology. It brings together research that explores the project's impact on criminology education in Latin America and Europe. The articles analyze educational experiences at UFMG following the project's implementation, as well as the training needs of criminal justice system operators in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Other topics include cyberstalking among university students, the juvenile socio-educational system in different regions of Brazil, and a comparison of juvenile justice systems in Brazil and Spain. The issue also features epistemological reflections on legal-criminal sciences from the perspective of crenciology, along with studies proposing more humanistic and decolonial approaches to criminology education.

  • Special Climate Change Criminology. Coordinated by Esteban Morelle-Hungría. Editorial team: Nigel South, Ascensión García Ruiz y Gema Varona
    Vol. 9 (2024)

    In this special issue on climate change and criminology, innovative approaches are proposed to prevent environmental crimes, combining critical criminology, ultra-realism, and eco-theology. The analysis also explores forestry legislation in Mexico, highlighting its focus on commercial regulation rather than environmental protection. The role of restorative justice in environmental accountability is discussed, along with the challenges of recognizing ecocide as an international crime. Astro-Green Criminology is introduced as a new field studying environmental crimes in space, and concerns are raised about Bitcoin's ecological impact. Other studies link ecocide to genocide and analyze the Arctic climate crisis as a form of white ecocide. Finally, reflections on environmental interdependence and inequality highlight the urgent need to rethink power structures and ecological justice in a warming world.

  • Vol. 8 (2024)

    Volume 8 (2024) of the Revista Electrónica de Criminología takes a multidisciplinary approach to key criminological issues.

    It explores the lack of institutional recognition of criminology, the expansion of hate speech in criminal law, and the effectiveness of protocols for searching for missing persons. It also analyzes the structure of illegal armed groups, the role of the prosecution in economic crimes, and the situation of unaccompanied foreign minors, proposing integration strategies. Additionally, it examines the concept of femicide and includes a review of a book on juvenile criminal law.

    This volume provides a critical and updated perspective on contemporary criminology, combining theoretical and applied approaches.

  • Vol. 7 (2023)

    Volume 7 of the Revista Electrónica de Criminología features 16 articles covering various topics in criminology, security, and justice.

    It examines perceptions of security in Spain, the impact of deterrence on public cannabis consumption, and the displacement of drug trafficking in Madrid. Additionally, it analyzes crime patterns in Buenos Aires and delays in judicial processes for homicide cases. From a psychological and criminological perspective, the issue explores hybristophilia and criminal desistance. Other articles discuss the criminalization of refugees in the EU, the role of the Military Police in handling in flagrante crimes, and cybersecurity education for non-experts. Moreover, the effectiveness of intervention programs in cases of gender violence is assessed.

    This volume provides a comprehensive and updated perspective on criminology, combining theoretical and empirical studies on justice, security, and crime prevention.

  • REJIC. Special Edition Editorial Committee: Elena Casado, Cristina Domingo, and Patricia Saldaña
    Vol. 6 (2022)

    This special volume emerges in collaboration with REJIC and features articles by young researchers in our field, covering a wide range of topics and approaches. This collection of studies addresses various criminological issues from theoretical and empirical approaches. The state of the Local Police in the Valencian Community is analyzed, highlighting deficiencies in resources and coordination. The role of women in jihadist terrorism is also examined, moving away from gender stereotypes, along with juvenile crime through the analysis of women convicted of homicide. Another study investigates reports of child abuse, revealing differences in detection based on the victim’s gender and the reporting sector.

    Crime prevention is explored through digital technologies based on citizen participation, while a study on cybercrime in video games analyzes the factors that precipitate or control criminal behavior online. Additionally, the prediction of protests in Spain is studied using time series models. Finally, the importance of disseminating young criminology research is emphasized, particularly during the pandemic, to strengthen the scientific network.

  • Vol. 5 (2022)

    Volume 5 (2022) of REC includes research articles and book reviews. The articles address topics such as long-range familial search to identify suspects through DNA, the impact of municipal ordinances on the regulation of prostitution, and the effects of Mediterranean acidification on Posidonia oceanica, assessing its ecological impact.

    The book reviews, on the other hand, analyze recent works in criminology and criminal law. The Treatise on Juvenile Delinquency and Criminal Responsibility of Minors brings together contributions from specialists in juvenile justice, while Criminal Law and the Empirical Approach highlights the importance of empirical data in criminal policy. These critical evaluations provide a better understanding of new contributions to the field.

  • Vol. 4 (2021)

    Volume 4 (2021) of the Revista Electrónica de Criminología (REC) features a series of articles covering various criminological topics. One study focuses on predicting incarceration rates in Spain using ARIMA models to analyze data from 1971 to 2020 and provide projections for 2021-2023. Another article applies the Risk Assessment Protocol for Juvenile Offenders (VRAI) in a case study, demonstrating its usefulness in systematizing evaluation and therapeutic planning for minors under judicial measures. Additionally, an analysis of acquittal rulings in environmental crimes between 2009 and 2019 examines Articles 325 and 334 of the Penal Code to identify common causes of acquittal in these cases.

  • Vol. 3 (2020)

    Volume 3 (2020) of the Revista Electrónica de Criminología (REC) covers various criminological topics. One article examines the evolution of the study of citizen insecurity in Spain, highlighting the lack of research in the national context. Another text analyzes ecocriminology as an integral perspective that links criminology and ecology to address environmental issues. There is also a study on the relationship between social media and risky behaviors, exploring the phenomenon of digital erostratism on platforms like Instagram.

    Other works investigate juvenile crime, including an analysis of the neutralization techniques used by juvenile sex offenders. Another study examines the response of the criminal justice system to gender-based violence, identifying shortcomings that lead to secondary victimization. Finally, a study on jihadist terrorism in the West analyzes risk factors in the commission of attacks, based on case studies from 2006 onward.

  • Vol. 2 (2019)

    Volume 2 (December 2019) of Revista Electrónica de Criminología (REC) features articles on criminology and criminal justice. It includes the translation of Peter Grabosky's article on cybercrime, emphasizing the continuity between crimes committed online and traditional offenses. Another study analyzes the typology of mass murderers and multiple killers in a single act in Spain, identifying common patterns. Additionally, an article examines the limits of professional secrecy in penitentiary institutions and the dilemma between confidentiality and the duty to report crimes.

    The issue also presents a systematic review on intellectual property compliance and gender differences, as well as an analysis of court rulings on child sexual abuse, assessing the protection of minors in judicial proceedings. These studies address key topics from empirical and normative perspectives, contributing to criminological and legal discussions.

  • Vol. 1 (2019)

    Volume 1 (August 2019) of Revista Electrónica de Criminología (REC)  makes its debut studies on various criminological topics. It analyzes citizens' punitive attitudes towards life imprisonment with review, the usefulness of forensic odontology in suspect identification through trained dogs, and the indirect effects of frustration on deviance in sports. It also examines a criminological instrument, the crime situation reports (ISD), useful for the realization of strategic programs in public policies of citizen security. The volume closes with a review of the book by Esther Fernández Molina and Mª José Bernuz Beneitez, Justicia de menores.

    These articles combine empirical and theoretical approaches to provide updated knowledge on criminology and criminal law. The journal seeks to consolidate itself as a space for scientific dissemination that encourages debate and the development of the discipline in the Spanish-speaking world.