The Criminal Law Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Sweet & Maxwell covering the full spectrum of criminal law and criminal justice, with a primary focus on the law of England and Wales. It is the leading journal of criminal law in England and Wales providing both scholarly analysis and practitioner updates.James Griffiths (ed). Advanced Criminal Litigation in Practice. (City Law School). Ninth Edition. Oxford University Press. 2010. p 4. The journal holds significant influence in both academic and professional circles, and is curated to "keep criminal lawyers up to date with new developments in law and practice" while also advancing scholarly debate. The editor-in-chief is Hannah Quirk (King’s College London).
History The journal was established in January 1954. Its founding editors were John Burke and Peter Allsop.
Editors The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief: Hannah Quirk (Since 2023) David Ormerod (2012–2023) Ian Dennis (1999–2011) Andrew Ashworth (1975–1998) David Lanham (1973-1975) Brian Hogan (1966-1973) Edward Griew (1964-1966) John Burke and Peter Allsop (1954-1964)
Reception The journal was reviewed by The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal,"Reviews" (1954) 88 The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal 81 (27 March 1954) Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review,"Reviews" (1954) 118 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 92 (6 February 1954) The Solicitors' Journal,"The Criminal Law Review" (1954) 98 The Solicitors' Journal 34 (16 July 1954) The British Journal of Delinquency,"Abstracts and References" (1954) 5 The British Journal of Delinquency 92 and 251 Queensland Justice of the Peace and Local Authorities' Journal"New Publications" (1954) 48 Queensland Justice of the Peace and Local Authorities' Journal 34 (31 March 1954) and South African Law Journal."Book Reviews" (1954) 71 South African Law Journal 199
The 1960 Special Issue on Violence was reviewed by The Solicitors Journal."Reviews" (1960) 104 The Solicitors Journal 978 (2 December 1960)
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases, ProQuest databases, and Scopus.
See also Bibliography of English criminal law The Journal of Criminal Law
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