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2 Aust. & N.Z. J. Criminology 1 (1969)

handle is hein.journals/anzjc2 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITORIAL First Birthday WE feel it a matter of pride in achievement that the first year of the Journal, the first four numbers comprising the first volume, are now behind us. Although no one recognizes more clearly than we do the shortcomings of the first volume, nevertheless the really important thing is that a vehicle for criminological communication in Australia and New Zealand has been born and has had a relatively trouble free neonatal period and would appear to have a healthy future before it. From one point of view the Journal can only be as good and as valuable as are the contributions from members and other authors. Therefore what is needed more than anything else are original articles, descriptive or re- porting research, case reports, abstracts of other publications, notes and correspondence. We look forward with confidence to our second year and feel no doubt whatsoever that we shall be able to improve on our efforts of last year. A Clearing-house for Criminological Research IT may be said that research without any, or adequate, communication is a very nearly futile undertaking. Further, one may add that research carried out with inadequate communication tends to be wasteful in that it may be unduly replicative and allow of the repetition of errors of technique and methodology. It is certainly true that at present in Australia and New Zealand there is very little efficient communication between the various States, and between the two countries; and very little communication be- tween the various disciplines working in the criminological field. Can anything be done to rectify the matter? More and more it is be- coming apparent that Australia and New Zealand need a clearing-house for the various research projects being proposed and being undertaken. In December 1968, Dr. Albert Hess, the Director, International and Project Services, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, New York, visited Australia where he conferred with a number of people regarding the setting up of some type of clearing-house. Whilst it is tempting to sit back and allow others to help us there is much to be said for us making a start to- wards helping ourselves. A very minor beginning has been made in terms of the section in the Journal concerned with Abstracts. We hope soon to go further and circulate all members with a pro-forma asking for information regarding proposed and on-going research. These, when completed should be returned to the secretary of the society. It is intended that such an approach to members will be made at intervals and the summarized results published in the Journal. It is, of course, admitted that such an endeavour is crude, but a start must be made. It is hoped that eventually a more sophisticated technique may prove possible. To this end we publish in this number a general work- 1

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