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Special Issues

Social Sciences publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.

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Open for Submission

Comparative Perspectives on Law Enforcement Decision-Making Processes and Their Complexities

Guest Editors: Ray Bull, Matt Long, Monika Baylis
Viewed by 210

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Contemporary Organised Crime: Challenges and Issues

Guest Editors: Robert Mclean, R. V. Gundur
Viewed by 55

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Achieving Crime Prevention and Community Safety Through Evidence-Based and Theoretically-Driven Early Interventional, Diversionary, as Well as Community Building and Engagement Programs

Guest Editor: Mark David Chong
3 articles | Viewed by 4,567

Deadline: 30 May 2026

Open for Submission

Restorative/Transformative Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

Guest Editors: Mavis Morton, Laura MacDiarmid
Viewed by 227

Deadline: 20 April 2026

Open for Submission

Criminal Justice Responses to Juvenile Delinquency

Guest Editor: Jamie L. Flexon
Viewed by 272

Deadline: 20 April 2026

Open for Submission

Impact of Rape and Sexual Violence on the Relationships of Survivors

Guest Editor: Buuma Maisha
3 articles | Viewed by 4,131

Deadline: 28 February 2026

Open for Submission

Break the Chains: Global Efforts in Eradication and Prevention of Human Trafficking

Guest Editor: Cathryn Lavery
3 articles | Viewed by 8,504

Deadline: 28 February 2026

Open for Submission

Carceral Death: Failures, Crises, and Punishments

Guest Editor: Justin Donald Strong
2 articles | Viewed by 3,006

Deadline: 16 January 2026

Open for Submission

Research on Prisons and Ageing

Guest Editor: Julie N. Brancale
Viewed by 177

Deadline: 31 December 2025

Open for Submission

The Role of Support in Mitigating the Impact of Family Imprisonment on Children and Families

Guest Editors: Victoria L. Cooper, Stephanie J. Bennett
Viewed by 465

Deadline: 15 December 2025

Open for Submission

Assessment and Intervention with Victims and Offenders

Guest Editors: Iris Almeida, Ana Cristina Neves, Andreia Matias, Cristina Soeiro, Ricardo Ventura Baúto, Susana Monteiro
2 articles | Viewed by 2,774

Deadline: 30 November 2025

Open for Submission

Cybercrime and Digital Victimization

Guest Editors: Hai Thanh Luong, Simon Mackenzie, Daniel Silverstone
Viewed by 1,851

Deadline: 30 November 2025

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