Editorial Comment
| Author | Jean Hine |
| Position | Co-editor |
| Pages | 1-4 |
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British Journal of Community Justice
©2019 Manchester Metropolitan University
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 15(1) 1–4
EDITORIAL
Jean Hine, Co-editor
Welcome to the re-launch of the British Journal of Community Justice . The closure of the
Hallam Centre for Community Justice led to a hiatus in the production o f the journal, but
we are happy to report that the journal has a new home with the Policy Evaluation and
Research Unit (PERU) at Man chester Metropolitan University. We are grate ful to PERU for
hosting the journal, and to all involved in the successful transition. The re-launch also
marks our move to becoming an open access on -line journal. All papers will continue to be
peer reviewed, as in the past, and made available on our new website
(https://www.mmuperu.co.uk/bjcj) as soon as they are accepted and ready for
publication. We will continue to produce individual issues on a regular basis, and all
articles and back issues for the journal are now freely available on th is website.
Alongside the journal itself we are also increasing our social media presence. News about
the journal and articles will be announced on Twitter (@bjcommunityjust) where we also
welcome feedback and comments about our p ublications. In the near future we will be
starting a series of blogs fro m our authors and others about current issues in community
justice, so watch Twitter and the webpage for further news.
The British Journal of Community Justice was established by Sheffield Hallam University
and De Montfort University in 2002 with the following aim:
to encourage debate about the contested meanings of the concept of
community justice, with a view to clarifying the issues for policy-maker s,
practitioners and academics alike. We feel that there is a need for critical
debate, because of the widespread confusion and disagree ment about both
the meaning of the term and the desirability of expanding the domain of
community justice. There is also a need for cross-national comparisons to be
made, so that appropriate lessons can be learnt. (Williams, 2002:1)
The journal has also been at the forefront of promoting the work of early career
researchers as well as established academics in the field; of including the reflections of
policy makers and practitioners in statutory and voluntary organisations, increasingly
including the views of experts by lived experience of criminal justice systems and
procedures; and of offering both UK and international perspectives on a wide range of
issues relating to both community justice and social justice. We will continue this mission
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