Sage Publications launches "Feminist Criminology," "European J. of Criminology" and "Games & Culture".Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , CA), a publisher of books, journals and electronic media in a wide range of fields, including criminology, materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. , engineering, education and food science, among others, will begin the publication of "Feminist Criminology" and "Games & Culture" in January 2006 and has already launched "European Journal European Journal is a weekly Deutsche Welle (DW) news program produced in English. It is broadcast from Brussels, Belgium and primarily covers political and economic developments across the European Union and the rest of Europe, as well as issues of particular concern to of Criminology." All three journals will be published quarterly. "Feminist Criminology" will carry research related to women, girls and crime within the context of a feminist critique of criminology, a perspective that the paths to crime differ for males and females. It will include both qualitative and quantitative methodology on such topics as: race, ethnicity and gender diversity in the study of women and crime; cross-cultural and international perspectives on women and crime; women working in the criminal justice profession; women as victims; and feminist theories of crime. An annual print/ electronic subscription costs $440 for institutions. An annual print subscription costs $115 for individuals. The mission of "Games & Culture," also to be launched in January, is to publish research about games and culture, within the context of interactive media. It will study gaming from a variety of perspectives, including textual analysis, political economy, cultural studies, ethnography, international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, and communication studies. It will also cover issues related to race, class and gender, issues of game development, analysis of games as artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , and issues of public policy in both the U.S. and overseas. An annual subscription price has not yet been set. Sage has already begun the publication of "European Journal of Criminology," a journal written to be major European source for information and analysis of crime and criminal justice issues. Each issue includes a "country survey" that summarizes basic facts about a country's criminal justice system, reviews trends in crime and punishment Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, that was first published in the , and examines criminal justice institutions. An annual print/online subscription costs $476 for institutions. An annual print subscription costs $65 for individuals. |
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