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17 J. Contemp. Crim. Just. 3 (2001)

handle is hein.journals/jccj17 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITORIAL COMMENT As we proceed into the 21st century, the study of law enforcement and the criminal justice system will focus more intently on subgroups in society as a means of better understanding the whole. One of these subgroups is the rural landscape. Too often, research has focused directly on urban centers or aggre- gated numbers. The study of rural-specific patterns and trends is of the utmost importance. Thus, we have decided to dedicate this issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice to the study of rural processes and rural justice. It is my hope that the articles will illuminate the distinctive nature of crimi- nal justice systems and populous expectations of the rural experience in America. As a result, this issue will inspire new and better research into rural- specific subject areas. It was my intention to craft an issue that would be balanced (containing articles covering a variety of branches of the criminal justice system) and rep- resent theoretical and practical, qualitative and quantitative avenues of analy- sis. In the end, I am confident that we have done just that. The first article, by David E. Olson, Ralph A. Weisheit, and Thomas Ellsworth, explores proba- tion sentencing and outcomes in a comparative paradigm. The second article, by Nigel J. Cohen, is an intriguing glimpse into the world of nonlawyer judges. Carolyn Ball's article involves a broad-based view of rural percep- tions of crime. The fourth article, by Deon Brock, Michael Copeland, Phillip Ethridge, and myself, compares and contrasts the nature of drug offense arrest and prosecution in select rural environments versus their urban coun- terparts. Lastly, Eugene E. Bouley and Terry L. Wells have prepared an article analyzing attitudes of citizens in a southern rural county toward juvenile crime and justice issues. In the final analysis, this issue will provide a balanced view of rural sys- tems, covering the courts, probation and parole, citizen opinion, juvenile- specific issues, drug crime, and so forth. I hope it is as valuable to you as the process of preparing it has been for me. Robert F. Scott, Jr. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 17 No. 1, February 2001 3 D 2001 Sage Publications, Inc. 3 from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.

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