Characterization of Legal Psychology through psychology journals included in Criminology & Penology and Law categories of Web of Science.

Authors

  • Francisco González-Sala University of Valencia
  • Julia Osca-Lluch INGENIO (CSIC-UPV),University Politécnica of Valencia
  • Francisco Tortosa Gil University of Valencia
  • María Peñaranda Ortega University of Murcia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.33.2.262591
Keywords: Legal Psychology, Web of Science, Bibliometry, Gender, Research topics.

Abstract

The objective of this work is to learn about the most relevant aspects that characterize contemporary Legal Psychology throughout the study of journals included in the WoS between the years 2009 and 2014 related with the area of Psychology. The number of selected publications is 16, mainly from the USA and Great Britain. The results show an increase in the number of works and authors, a greater collaboration and a growth in medium productors. It exists a major presence of men in editorial boards and as authors, outstanding the figures of T. Ward in 2009 and A. Vrij in 2014. According to the analysis of key words the most relevant themes during these years have been Crime, Conduct, Woman and Meta-analysis, being sexual violence towards children and women and gender violence the criminal typology most studied.

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Author Biography

Francisco González-Sala, University of Valencia

Profesor Ayudante Doctor Dpto. Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación

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Published
31-03-2017
How to Cite
González-Sala, F., Osca-Lluch, J., Tortosa Gil, F., & Peñaranda Ortega, M. (2017). Characterization of Legal Psychology through psychology journals included in Criminology & Penology and Law categories of Web of Science. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 33(2), 411–416. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.33.2.262591
Issue
Vol. 33 No. 2 (2017)
Section
Legal Psychology

 

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