News and Announcements

Hi Everyone,

The semester is winding down, summer is winding up, and we are all as busy as ever! Thanks to everyone who sent in some member news. It's inspiring to hear about the great work being done and accolades being received by DWC members. I look forward to seeing everyone at the meetings, especially at all the DWC functions!

Regards,
Amy D'Unger
Associate Editor, Member News
DWC DivisioNews

First, a message from our esteemed DivisioNews editor, Kristin Parsons Winokur, in regards to the DWC website….

"In the spirit of spring cleaning, I thought I would offer to make changes or updates to the main DWC web site (www.criminology.fsu.edu/dwc). Please take a look at the site and if you have requests for changes or additions, please submit them to Susan Sharp, DWC Chair, at ssharp@ou.edu. While my regular spring-cleaning will no doubt span well into summer, I would like to try to have suggested web site changes by May 31st. Thanks!"

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Amanda Burgess-Proctor has some wonderful news at school and in her personal life (who knew we had those?!?). She was just named the 2004 Outstanding Graduate Student Woman by the MSU Faculty-Professional Women's Association. The FPWA is an MSU organization that recognizes excellence in contributions to the lives of university women at the graduate student, professional (staff), and faculty levels. Even more exciting, she is only 5 weeks away from the much-anticipated debut of her daughter. We wish you all the best.

Roz Muraskin is as busy as ever writing and editing the books we use in class. The fourth edition of VISIONS FOR CHANGE: CRIME AN JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY is out--all 702 pages of it!

A book entitled MEDIA AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, co-authored with a New York Times writer, is also in the works and due out in 2005, as is VOICES FROM WITHIN: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF PRISONS.

Finally, Roslyn has written a collaborative grant for an Interdisciplinary Study in Gender that just might include Freda Adler, Susan Sharp, and Janice Joseph in the opening plenary session!

Walter DeKeseredy is making a move. He has accepted a position at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's School of Criminology and Justice Studies (say that five times fast!) and will be moving there at the end of August. Shahid Alvi and Barb Perry will also be joining him in the move. Congratulations to you! Walter also has a new book published titled UNDER SIEGE: POVERTY AND CRIME IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY (2003, Lexington Books). The book is co-authored with Shahid Alvi, Martin D. Schwartz, and E. Andreas Tomaszewski.

Jim Messerschmidt's new book is also on the way--look for it in September of this year. The title is FLESH AND BLOOD: ADOLESCENT GENDER DIVERSITY AND VIOLENCE. It's yet another contribution from the productive, intellectually engaged, and creative members of the DWC.

Pat Carlen and Anne Worrall have a new text that was just published last week: (2004) ANALYSING WOMEN'S IMPRISONMENT, published by Willan. Available NOW in US from International Specialized Book Services, 920 NE 58th Street, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786, USA, tel 503 287 3093, fax 503 280 8832, e mail orders@isbs.com, website www.isbs.com.

DWC NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

Jeanne Flavin is organizing nominations for the DWC while Helen Eigenberg is on sabbatical. This year, the DWC is seeking nominations for the Vice Chair and two executive counselor positions (each two-year terms). Also, if possible, Susan Sharp and the Executive Board would like to identify candidates for the Vice Chair position who could bring their knowledge and experience to bear on the Division's efforts to successfully nominate our members for ASC awards and positions of leadership. Please email nominations (including contact information for nominee) to me at jflavin@fordham.edu by August 20th. Self nominations are welcome. If you nominate someone else, I would appreciate it if you would check with that person first to make sure they're interested! Thank you.