Editorial statement
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Editorial statement Mary Dodge 1
# The Author(s) 2020
The success of Crime, Law and Social Change (CL&SC) depends on a large work group including Springer’s team, reviewers, and managing editors. Additionally, we acknowledge and appreciate the significant contributions made by our editorial board members. Because individually thanking each member who has served the journal would be a Promethean task, this special introduction attempts to acknowledge the past and present dedication of our editorial board. Our recent efforts to invite new scholars to serve on the board have resulted in commentary that I would like to share. Many board members have agreed to continue in their current role. Michael Johnston, for example, who brings years of historical experience to our collective work commented: I have been a board member since godknowswhen, have enjoyed the work, and look forward to continuing to contribute. In fact, I have a deeper history with CL&SC: back in the mid-1980s I co-founded the journal Corruption and Reform, published by Martinus Nijhoff, with two close UK colleagues. We operated on a virtual shoestring for seven years, producing a journal that reflected a continuing rise in quality, and that was out ahead of the curve in terms of interest in corruption issues. "Ahead of the curve" isn't always a good place to be, however; in early 1993 (!) Nijhoff, claiming there was insufficient interest in corruption research, told us they were folding our journal into CL&SC, then edited by Alan Block. Eventually my good friend Nikos Passas invited me to join the board. Also, Peter Yeager will remain on the board, despite his gracious gesture to step aside: “I am happy to continue in this role. But I am also happy to relinquish it to another qualified person… whom membership on the board would constitute valuable experience and exposure as well as a helpful achievement in a rising career arc.” My belief is that we can accommodate current members and add new scholars as suggested by Peter. John Braithwaite, now Emeritus, has agreed to continue participating and
* Mary Dodge [email protected]
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School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver, 1380 Lawrence St., Ste 500, Denver, CO 80217, USA
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responded in a lovely personal message that needs no further explanation for those who know the brilliance of this celebrated scholar. Professor Thomas Naylor, Department of Economics at McGill University, offered insight into the journal’s history. He mentioned a number of issues–past, present, and future–that serve as reminders of CL&SC’s high quality and trailblazing approach. And he indicated his preference for publishing in our journal. Dr. Naylor also contributed numerous invaluable articles while Alan Block and Nikos Passas were editors. Many of Dr. Naylor’s comments noted the innovative nature of our articles and remind us of a timeless guiding principle: Looking back, I was just about the only person who was nominally an economist working with your journal or even in criminology. [T]hat was a g
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