Text Box: The Critical Criminologist Text Box: Since critical criminologists are constantly involved in numerous important scholarly, pedagogical and political projects around the world, it is not surprising that many exciting new developments have occurred since the publication of the last issue of The Critical Criminologist. For example, Critical Criminology, the official journal of the DCC, is very much alive and well. As you probably know, it is now published three times a year by Kluwer Academic Publishers. Please consider submitting your latest work to this journal and please send announcements, “think pieces,” and other relevant information to The Critical Criminologist, which is also published three times a year. I can’t emphasize enough that Ken Mentor has devoted a substantial amount of time and energy to maintaining the official website of the DCC, which also serves as the official website for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences new Section on Critical Criminology. Please go to this site (http://critcrim.org/) and submit anything you think would be of interest to critical criminologists and other progressive people. Also, many of us keep in touch Text Box: regularly through the critical criminology list-serv, and we greatly appreciate Jim Thomas’ many contributions to making this electronic forum a vital part of the DCC (crit-1@sun.soci.niu.edu). As my good Swedish friend Jerker Erikson constantly reminds me, “Communication is the key!” So, let’s keep the dialogue going. There are many new social problems we need to discuss and learn about. DCC members have always made many important contributions to the annual meeting of the ASC and this year is no exception. Special thanks go to all those who served on the 2002 ASC Program Committee, a task that was both rewarding and frustrating. Members of the Division on Women and Crime and the Division on People of Color and Crime had similar experiences, which is why these three Divisions are co-sponsoring a joint business meeting in Chicago to discuss the “unintended consequences” of the ASC program change. This meeting will be announced soon and I urge all DCC members to attend and to share your experiences with others. Granted, I am biased. However, I strongly believe that Text Box: Message From the Chair Text Box: Newsletter of ASC’s Division on Critical Criminology

The Attack on America and White Collar Crime

 

David O. Friedrichs

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Table of Contents: Critical Criminology 10(3)

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Debt to Society & the Real Price of Prisons

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From the Editors

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Announcements

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So What if Mumia’s Jurors Used Butterfly Ballots?

 

Paul Leighton

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In My Opinion . . .

 

Chris Price

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Text Box: May, 2002 Text Box: Volume 12, Issue 2