Letter from the Chair

Dear friends and colleagues (both new and not-so new),

As I wind up the spring semester, I feel guilty that I have not been more on top of DWC things! The good news is that we were able to set up a special session celebrating the past present and future of the DWC and feminist criminology. We are also participating in an exciting first time ever session of all the divisions!

The bad news is that I have had not had time to do as much for the DWC as I would have liked. However, my slate is now almost cleared so I intend to be working on it over the next two weeks. I plead temporary insanity. Due to an oversight on my part, I ended up teaching six (yes, 6!) classes this spring, finishing my book, and taking over as the graduate chair for my department. However, other than "having to" teach a one week class in Germany (all expenses paid) my summer is free to work on DWC things and to do research. Many of you will be hearing from me soon! We want this to be an exciting celebration of our anniversary.

I had brought up the possibility of doing our own journal as one of the things I would like to address during my tenure. If we do this, we need to be very careful to continue to support Women & Criminal Justice as well. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy summer!

Regards,

Susan Sharp