Volume 2.1 - Crime and Punishment-
Fall 1997
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Message
from the Editor
In our inaugural year, the Chicago
Policy Review set out to establish a forum for practitioners, students
and academics to discuss cutting-edge policy matters and offer new perspectives
on familiar topics in the field. We are pleased that this edition is not
an exception. In this issue, we explore the arena of crime and punishment,
examining just a few of the many relevant issues researchers, policy makers,
and advocates are currently tackling.
We probe some of the more groundbreaking
discussions in the field, such as a proposed defense for battered women
who kill their sleeping abusers. We review some fresh perspectives on
recurring themes, including Death Row clemency policies and the causal
link between unemployment and crime. We include the work of two Harris
School alumni, now working in justice-related fields, who return to share
their expertise on juvenile courts and the "war on drugs." And, as the
purpose of the Review is to encourage future analysts and policy professionals,
we showcase two master's candidates from the Irving B. Harris Graduate
School of Public Policy who offer insightful analyses in their crime and
punishment research.
As we enter our second year and
continue to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of public policy at the
University of Chicago, it is valuable to reflect on the question: is the
Review contributing to intelligent policy debate among students and academics,
practitioners and public officials, as we originally intended? I met recently
with editors of student policy journals across the country. We shared
success and challenges, but mostly we shared a strong confidence, evidenced
by the many authors eager to present their work in journals such as the
one you now read. It's clear, the Review provides a vital and stimulating
environment in which to report research, propose recommendations, and
explain implications of current and future policies. We are pleased that
you join this forum as a reader, and we invite you to participate in and
contribute to forthcoming editions.
Erin A. Krasik
Editor-in-Chief
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