From the Editors

• DOI: 10.3818/JRP.12.2.2010.i
• Date: 01 December 2010
• Published date: 01 December 2010
• Subject Matter: Article

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JUSTICE RESEARCH AND POLICY, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2010

© 2010 Justice Research and Statistics Association

William H. Clements

Robert F. McManus

In 2010, Justice Research and Policy was fortunate to have distinguished researchers

agree to serve as guest editors in their area of expertise. Their goal was to gather

related articles together in the hope that many lights shining on common ground

would serve to illuminate it. We are extremely grateful to have had the opportunity

to learn from them and greatly appreciate all the hard work they so willingly and

capably performed.

Bill Bales, Associate Professor at Florida State University’s College of Criminol-

ogy and Criminal Justice, and Rick Kern, Director of the Virginia Sentencing

Commission, worked together to produce JRP’s Special Issue on Sentencing and

Correc

tions in the States (Vol. 12, No. 1, 2010). This issue contained articles by

leading researchers that examine sentencing and incarceration practices across the

United States, with a focus on state issues and practices.

A National Overview

offered strategies for reducing the correctional population across the country as

a whole. State Focus articles provided in-depth looks at corrections policies and

practices in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, and California. A f‌inal Com-

mentary discussed the issues highlighted by these articles and offered insights into

present and future U.S. sentencing and corrections practices. The Bureau of Jus-

tice Statistics sponsored a Joint Seminar on Sentencing and Corrections in the