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7 Critical Criminology 5 (1996)

handle is hein.journals/ctlcrm7 and id is 1 raw text is: FROM THE EDITORS INTRODUCTION It is with considerable pleasure that we go to press with this inaugural issue of our new journal - Critical Criminology: An International Journal. While we refer to the journal as 'new,' however, it is really an extension of the now defunct Journal of Human Justice (JHJ). In this brief introductory essay, the editors would like to review the history of that journal indicating the circum- stances under which this new transformation has occurred. Additionally, we provide key information for our previous subscribers about the changes and how these will impact on their subscriptions. We will conclude with a brief discussion about what we see as the mandate for the new journal and the ways by which this mandate will be fulfilled. THE HISTORY OF THE HUMAN JUSTICE COLLECTIVE In 1989, the Human Justice Collective was formed. One of the key purposes of the collective was to promote work in the area of progressive political and legal studies by publishing a periodical devoted to social justice. In total, there were about 35 members of the collective representing a cross-section of legal and social scientific scholars interested in critical criminology, critical legal studies, and the promotion of social justice in Canada. While the primary focus of the collective was Canadian, many of us were also concerned with providing a more international orientation, so an international advisory panel consisting of about 22 scholars was appointed from the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. Their role was to advise the collective about developments abroad and to assist the editors in maintaining an international perspective while housed in Canada. The first edition of the JHJ was published in 1989. At that time, a plan to develop the journal and its readership was constructed. The plan involved producing thematic issues that would be of relevance to the classroom activities of members of the collective. It was determined early in the life of the journal that, were it to succeed, there would have to be a sound financial plan. This plan consisted of three strategies. The first strategy was that by producing thematic issues, instructors might adopt them for classroom use. Bulk sales for course adoptions was the first form of revenue expected by the collective. Second, the collective was determined to rapidly expand the subscription list from the starting point of zero subscribers. Third, the collective decided to compete for assistance from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) Aid to Scholarly Publications Program. After three years of operation, the journal was awarded a three-year grant. This award was based upon the quality of the publications produced during the first three years. At that time, the journal was patronized by about 120 individual subscribers and about 60 institutional subscribers. After the grant was awarded, however, classroom adoptions declined and the subscription list dwindled. In addition to these difficulties, SSHRCC reorganized this grant

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