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LCJ is a peer-reviewed international journal published by the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University. Our mission is to provide a platform for scholars to showcase their research, adhering to the principles of open science and upholding the highest standards of quality. LCJ welcomes submissions of all types of research within the fields of law and criminology, in both English and Dutch.

Featured Articles

Enrico Zannarini

Implementing the Responsibility to Prevent: The European Union and its Preventive Engagement in the Common Foreign and Security Policy

Tilia Linthout, Emilie Caspar, Pieter Van Dessel

Learning to Change: A Goal-Directed Perspective on Evidence-Based Rehabilitation

Donatella Van Biervliet

Rethinking Protest Management: A Crisis Management Lens on Police Command Strategy

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21825/lcj.issue.26794

Articles

A Socially Embedded Drug Market Based on Trust: Analysis of the Synthetic Drug Supply Market in Belgium

  • Sophia De Seranno

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 1-23

Unpacking Victim Blaming: Theoretical Limits in Understanding Male Sexual Minority Victims of Sexual Violence

  • Marie Eeckhout
  • Seda Akdemir-Ekizoğlu
  • Arne Roets
  • Christophe Vandeviver

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 24-51

Poetic Voices of Sexual Victimisation: A Thematic Analysis and Topic Model of Online Poetry (2003-2025)

  • Rodhinee Islam
  • Stephanie Van De Walle
  • Christophe Vandeviver

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 52-81

Empathy, Altruism, and the Moral Commitment Problem. Findings from a Prisoner's Dilemma Study

  • Ann De Buck
  • Lieven Pauwels

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 82-122

Rethinking Protest Management: A Crisis Management Lens on Police Command Strategy

  • Donatella Van Biervliet

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 123-167

Learning to Change: A Goal-Directed Perspective on Evidence-Based Rehabilitation

  • Tilia Linthout
  • Emilie Caspar
  • Pieter Van Dessel

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 168-189

Implementing the Responsibility to Prevent: The European Union and its Preventive Engagement in the Common Foreign and Security Policy

  • Enrico Zannarini

Volume 3 • Issue 1 • 2026 • 190-212

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