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3 Homicide Stud. 3 (1999)

handle is hein.journals/homcst3 and id is 1 raw text is: Editor's Introduction This issue of Homicide Studies begins the third year of the journal's publication. Our readership has expanded considerably during the past 2 years, and the journal's impact is already evident through the number of citations that the first eight issues have generated. Reflecting the dominant type of article received for review, the journal's content has been largely academic. How- ever, we remain committed to the unmet objective of incorporat- ing more articles from practitioners. The featuring of special issues proved to be quite successful, making this format a viable option for future topics. All told, the initial years of Homicide Stud- ies have been ones of many challenges, a few accomplishments, and the continued desire to provide an integrated, comprehen- sive outlet for the study of homicide as a form of human behavior. The first two articles in this third volume complement one another in attempting to further understand one of the most marked, persistent patterns of homicide-the disproportionate involvement of men as offenders and victims. Kenneth Polk, in Males and Honor Contest Violence, sees the defense of mascu- line honor (a concept with multiple meanings) as a prevalent theme in interactions preceding the homicidal act. In some cases, the defense is a direct response to honor-based challenges; in oth- ers, the perceived need for defense is elicited by seemingly subtle threats that can seem bewildering to those outside the combat- ants' circle. Polk suggests that, as a motive for homicide, honor defense is often lost in current classification schemes of victim and offender relationships. He suggests that a more sensitive reading of surrounding events will often underscore the centrality of this concept to understanding males' participation in homicide. Near the end of Murder as Self-Help: Women and Intimate Partner Homicide, Elicka S. L. Peterson extends Polk's point by suggesting that women's comparatively minimal participation in honor-based violence largely accounts for the striking disparity HOMICIDE STUDIES, Vol. 3 No. 1, February 1999 3-5 @ 1999 Sage Publications, Inc. 3 from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.

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