About the Journal

The Pakistan Journal of Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed publication offering research on a diverse array of ideas and contemporary issues primarily in Criminal Justice and criminology, but it also covers almost all the topics of law. PJCJ is intended to fulfill the need for the dissemination of new ideas, methods, and information, to both academicians and practitioners in the area of Criminal Justice. The journal publishes theoretical pieces, empirical as well as quantitative research in the areas ranging from policing to sentencing, penalties and prisons, organized crimes and terrorism, review of legislations and landmark judgments, and crime prevention to the victims of the crime. This journal provides a forum for young researchers and established academicians to put forth their perspectives on criminal justice and criminology. We would hope to see an increased interest in the criminal justice field through the publication of this journal.

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Vol. 6 No. 8 (2026): Pakistan Journal of Criminal Justice
Published: 2026-10-01

Articles

  • Education or Formality? From Policy to Practice in Prison Education Programmes in Punjab, Pakistan

    Daud Aslam, Nasrullah Sattar, Rana Mahmood Ahmed, Raouf Ahmad, Hamid Shahzad
    50-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59075/pjcj.v6i8.244

  • Who Answers for the Conviction Gap? External Oversight of Gender-Based Violence Case Handling in Pakistan

    Maryam Fatima Fakhar
    01-17
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59075/pjcj.v6i8.234

  • Thin Accountability, Perverted Discretion, and Systemic Failure: Applying Bovens, Raz, Fuller, and Democratic Policing Theory to the Police of Punjab, Pakistan

    Muhammad Noor Ul Hassan
    18-34
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59075/pjcj.v6i8.235

  • Stakeholder Perceptions of Forensic Infrastructure and Evidentiary Practice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: An Exploratory Socio-Legal Study

    Mehwish Saqib Khalil, Muhammad Yousaf Khalil, Laiba Saqib Khalil, Haroon Khan, Abdul Jalil Khan, Waqar Orakzai, Zarbakht Ali, Muhammad Safiullah, Syed Zahid Hussain
    35-49
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.59075/pjcj.v6i8.241
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