Criminology Open (Ltd) is nonprofit organization based in Atlanta. Our mission is to increase the quality and quantity of free information and knowledge pertinent to the study of crime and control. This includes publications, educational resources, data, analytic code, software and more; conceivably, any input, tool, or product of criminological inquiry. This website has information on why and how criminology should be free; how open access (OA) works; OA at criminology journals; and, support we provide to pro-OA organizations.

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