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2 Feminist Criminology 3 (2007)

handle is hein.journals/femcrim2 and id is 1 raw text is: Januty~i 20073 2007 Sag Pulicaitions Editorial 1111106 hosted at http://onilinc,,sagepub.com W elcome to the first issue of Feminist Criminology for Year 2. In this issue, we have two articles about delinquent girls. Stacy Mallicoat examines the gender differences in attributions made by juvenile probation officers and how these may affect the recommendations that are made for disposition of the cases. In addition, her article poses an interesting question for future research. Her findings suggest that neither attributions nor legally relevant variables account for much of the variance in sentencing. She asks, what then is the explanation? Certainly, this is a question we should continue to address. In a very different piece, Robin Robinson presents the case study of Justine, a biracial, bisexual, and bicultural girl. Robin leads us through her 6-month therapeutic relationship with Justine, focusing on the girl's strengths and achievements (survival). Lynne Vieraitis, Sarah Britto, and Tomislav V. Kovandzic examine the relationship between the likelihood of being a victim of homicide with absolute status. Their find- ings indicate that female inequality, measured by employment, income, occupational status, and education, is a strong predictor of homicide victimization. In addition, in economically stressed locations and those characterized by family disruption, victim- ization increases. Finally, Teela Sanders provides us with insight to the process of exiting a career as a sex worker. Her research challenges the assumption of the general theory of crime set forth by Gottfredson and Hirschi (1990) by demonstrating that for her sample, the generality and stability of deviance are not necessarily present. As always, I hope that the articles in this issue are of use to you, the reader, in your own research. Again, I want to thank everyone for the support given to this jour- nal. Although I will be responsible for one more issue, the baton has been passed. We are fortunate, indeed, that Helen Eigenberg has become the new editor of Feminist Criminology. Susan E Sharp Editor Reference Gottfredson, M., & Hirschi, T. (1990). A general theory of crime. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 3

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