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11 Eur. J. Criminology 3 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/eujcrim11 and id is 1 raw text is: [uroean Article Mnoogy European journal of Criminology 2014, Vol I 1(1) 3-22 Wider and deeper: The future @ The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: of crim inology in Europe sagepub.co.ul/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1477370813500885 euc.sagepub.com OSAGE David J. Smith London School of Economics, UK Abstract The European journal ofCriminology was launched 10 years ago. In this article, the journal's founding editor, David J. Smith, reflects on the journal's contribution to European criminology. The article recalls the ambitions for the journal when the idea was first discussed, and looks back over the first nine volumes to assess the extent to which these ambitions have been fulfilled. It argues that the study of crime must draw on both humanist and scientific traditions. Because its moral and political dimensions are inescapable, criminology is bound to have a contested relationship with government. The weaknesses of the journal so far have been on the humanist and critical side, with an associated lack of deep and detailed qualitative research. Among the many strengths are lively and varied comparative studies, research using innovative methods, and articles that open up new fields and shift the emphasis away from minor offending by juveniles. Building on this base, this article discusses the role the journal should play in creating the future of European criminology. Keywords European criminology, history of criminology, research impact, research methods Introduction Introducing the first issue of this journal in January 2004 I argued that, even if criminol- ogy was embryonic or nascent in much of Europe, a number of forces were driving its development. Crime control, criminal justice and security, often in an unholy mix with responses to immigration, were increasingly important in the politics of many European countries. France and Poland were key examples, although the politicization of crime had happened earlier in the UK. As a consequence, the political class had begun to see criminology as a resource, and governments had played a major role in funding centres of criminological research that were bound to develop the capacity to bite the hands that Corresponding author: David J. Smith, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Email: d.j.smith I @blueyonder.co.uk

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