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3 J. Quantitative Criminology 1 (1987)

handle is hein.journals/jquantc3 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1987 From the Editor Last year at this time, in my introduction to the second volume of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, I focused on the issue of stability. The first biennium of any journal is the critical stage in which survival remains the primary concern. As we begin our third year in print, I believe that the journal is here to stay-survival is no longer in question. At this point in the development of JQC, moreover, we are striving toward building strength and prominence in the discipline of criminology. The journal has come a long way in a relatively short period of time, further than I had anticipated. Responsibility for this growth rests with the many contributors, subscribers, and reviewers. I am gratified that the papers we have published have been both substantial in contribution and diverse in content. Moreover, in viewing the variety of approaches spanned by the last volume, my objective to avoid esoterica and to offer something for everyone is being met, at least in part. I have revised the statement of scope of the journal to emphasize the broad range of quantitative research welcome in these pages. We have also instituted two additional features in our publication plans. First, we have in different stages of development two special-issue projects. We expect to publish special editions approximately every other year on specific areas of quantitative research. Although the efforts of guest editors may have the secondary benefit of lightening my load just a bit, this decision to accept thematic issues reflects the unified nature of many research areas within criminology. The other new feature is far more modest a step. We continue to resist publishing book reviews, yet the growing quantitative literature in a number of areas has encouraged us to consider commissioning review essays. This issue contains the first of such essays, and we are planning for one each year, assuming that the literature continues to support them. The recent establishment of an on-line data base of federal grants at the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) caused us to 0J748-4518/87/300-00019IS5.00/0) i< 1987 Plenum Publishing Corp-ro-