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4 Homicide Stud. 3 (2000)

handle is hein.journals/homcst4 and id is 1 raw text is: A New Era of Homicide Studies? Visions of a Research Agenda for the Next Decade M. DWAYNE SMITH University of North Carolina at Charlotte Editor, Homicide Studies This issue marks the fourth volume of Homicide Studies and the first issue of what is popularly thought to be the new century (apolo- gies to the millennium purists, but please allow me some latitude here). A number of topics have been touched on in the contents of Homicide Studies during its brief existence, although a few (e.g., structural analyses of the geographic distribution of homicide) have dominated the presentations. Regardless of their topic, most articles have concluded with the thought that there was still much more to know. Although this is a rather typical ending for aca- demic manuscripts, the combined effect of this suggestion should force us to ponder a rather serious question: Given the sheer vol- ume of literature, not to mention time and money, devoted to the study of homicide, what remains that we do not know? That question, posed informally to several colleagues, pro- vided a surprising range of responses and served as motivation for this lead article in the first issue of 2000. To explore the issue further, members of the editorial board of Homicide Studies were asked to share their ideas regarding a research agenda for the next decade. The central issue can be framed in multiple ways, but the essence of the question posed was the following: Briefly, what don't we know about homicide that, with proper research, could be learned? Alternatively, for the brave: What don't we know about homicide that, if we did, would significantly enhance our understanding of lethal violence? (I elected to omit Explain, saving that dreaded phrase for one of those exams that drive col- lege students to madness.) What follows are contributions from a number of the journal's editorial board members who are among today's leading scholars in the study of homicide. Readers are left to decipher the HOMICIDE STUDIES, Vol. 4 No. 1, February 2000 3-17 @ 2000 Sage Publications, Inc. 3 from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.

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