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16 Theoretical Criminology 3 (2012)

handle is hein.journals/thcr16 and id is 1 raw text is: Theoretical Criminology 16(1) 3 Editorial @The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.ul/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1362480611435959 tcrsagepub.com OSAGE Theoretical criminology, both as a journal and as a subfield of criminology, is flourishing. Last year, the journal was ranked seventh out of the 43 Criminology and Penology jour- nals in the Thompson ISI citation index. Criminologists across a range of topics draw increasingly upon and contribute to theoretical debates attesting to the vibrancy of theo- retical criminology. Under these conditions, we felt it was a good time to take stock of theoretical criminol- ogy as an intellectual endeavour and so we approached a selection of scholars with a set of questions about the utility, drawbacks, pitfalls, promise and nature of 'theory'. How is 'theory', as generally understood in Theoretical Criminology, we asked them, related to the grand causal explanations of 'crime' that fall under the heading of 'criminological theory'? Are these unrelated projects that happen to share similar names, are they recon- cilable, or must 'theory' be inherently critical of the 'theories' that purport to explain 'crime'? Has 'theory' become mainstream in criminology, or is it a niche area of study? Is there such a field as 'theoretical criminology' or are there just individual criminologists who like to read 'theory'? How do authors reconcile 'theory' with 'practice' or 'praxis'? In this issue we run the first of the responses to such questions, by Katja Aas from the University of Oslo, for whom the most pressing issues facing the discipline concern its engagement with the global. Over the course of this year and next we hope to publish other essays which, together, will continue to develop the field and the journal. This year also makes the inauguration of the annual Theoretical Criminology best article prize. The winning article will be deemed to advance critical inquiry in the field of theoretical criminology. Qualities sought include clarity of writing, breadth of ambition and original inquiry. Particular weight will be given to work from emerging scholars. From 2012 onwards all articles published in Theoretical Criminology will be considered for the prize by a committee made up of the journal's Editorial Board members. The win- ner will be announced in the first issue of each year and their article will publicized on the journal home page and via SAGE's marketing channels. The winner will also receive £100 worth of SAGE books of their choice. Mary Bosworth and Simon Cole

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