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9 J. Quantitative Criminology 1 (1993)

handle is hein.journals/jquantc9 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1993 From the Editor Assessing my first year as editor (Volume 8, 1992), I am pleased to report that 75% of the papers we published (excluding the special issue on quantitative research on crime in the Netherlands) were by new authors to the Journal of Quantitative Criminology. This trend points to a larger base of quantitative researchers now publishing in the journal. My goal for the next year is to continue to tap this reservoir of research activity and, in turn, expand the sphere of influence of the journal in the field of criminology and criminal justice. As I have indicated in these pages before, I see the mission of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology as a simple one-to publish the best empirical research being conducted in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This includes all work that uses empirical techniques to answer important research questions of interest to a broad audience. The complexity of data analysis does not define research as quantitative or not-rather, what is essential is that the approach relies on empirical techniques to address the research question as posed. This first issue of Volume 9 contains a set of papers that address issues of current concern in the field. The lead article by Charles Tittle and David Ward examines the Hirschi/Gottfredson hypothesis that the correlates and causes of crime do not interact with age. The paper by Gary Kleck and Miriam DeLone addresses a simple, yet controversial issue: What happens when victims of robbery resist their assailants? The third article in this issue is by Adi Raveh and Simha Landua, who describe a graphical technique known as partial order scalogram with base coordinates (POSAC). These authors illustrate the utility of this technique with an analysis of state-level crime data for the United States. The final paper in this issue is by L. Thomas Winfree, Christine Sellers, and Dennis Clason. Using social learning theory, these authors investigate abstention and cessation of drug use in two non- urban communities. Although diverse, all four papers make for interesting discussion and reflection with respect to criminological theory, research, and policy. I am beginning my second year as editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and to say that the last year was a learning experience is a gross t 0748-4518/93/0300-0001507.00/0 r 1993 Plenum Publishing Corporation

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