Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Announcing special thematic issues Now in its 50th year of publication, the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice is one of the most respected journals of criminology in the world. The CJCCJ frequently publishes special thematic issues. Recent issues have explored topics such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act, wrongful convictions, criminology research in Canada, and punishment and restorative justice. Forthcoming issues of interest are Privacy and Police Powers (now available) and Car Theft (available late 2008). Announcing a special thematic issue CJCCJ 50:3 Summer 2008, Now Available – Order your copy today! Privacy and Police Powers The criminal justice system has long sought to constrain the state’s power to invade the privacy of its citizens. Traditionally, a police officer had to prove reasonable and probable grounds that a crime had occurred before he or she could obtain a warrant to search or seize property or intercept private communications. But now that people talk, work, shop, and play in networked spaces, they leave digital footprints for all to see, including the state. The articles in this special issue address the wider implications of the changing relationship between privacy and police powers of search and seizure. They approach the issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and provide a context in which to examine the important ways in which new technologies are challenging the traditional balance between citizen autonomy and state surveillance. Recent special thematic issues also available include: Sentencing and Risk (49:4 October 2007) This special issue of the CJCCJ on “Sentencing and Risk Assessment” addresses the need for evaluations of risk in sentencing through a dialogue between the disciplines of empirical social science and of law, between the “art” of legal reasoning and the “science” of risk assessment. Much of the statutory development and jurisprudential debate in criminal law wrestles with two fundamental tensions: (1) the desire for precision and forensic certainty versus the need for flexibility to accommodate the kaleidoscope of human and situational variables that characterize every criminal case; and (2) the imperative of restraint and proportionality in the application of the criminal justice process versus the desire to promote rehabilitation and social good. With contributions from D.A. Andrews and Craig Dowden, Paula Maurutto and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Justice David P. Cole, Tim Quigley, and James Bonta, the debate in this issue revolves around these two fundamental conflicts, speaking directly to the continued evolution of criminal sentencing towards harmonizing opposing principles. Constructing Crime: Media, Crime, and Popular Culture (48:6 October 2006) The impact of new media and the popularization of crime shows through cinema, television and movies are having a profound effect on society’s view of entertainment. But what is the impact on the justice systems that need to function in “real life”? Is there a lasting effect on politics and the appetite for enhanced public policy on crime? Contributors to this special issue investigate the social trends emerging on the heels of this sweeping entertainment and information phenomenon. Issues such as public opinion, political evolution and the impact of the “CSI Effect” on the justice system are discussed and serve as the impetus for continued research in this area. Other special issues include Law, Society and Critique in Canada (48:5 September 2006), Air Transportation and Risk Management (48:3 June 2006), and Prison Oversight and Human Rights (48:2 April 2006). Please contact us for details. Visit CJCCJ ONLINE – for the latest in criminology research. Contact us today for your free trial! Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Toronto Press — Journals Division 5201 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON, Canada M3H 5T8 Tel: (416) 667-7810 Fax: (416) 667-7881 Fax Toll Free in North America 1-800-221-9985 email:journals@utpress.utoronto.ca www.utpjournals.com/cjccj/cjccj.html