Seeking Nominations for the Next DWC Chair & Executive Counselors

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The American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime seeks nominations for a Chair and three Executive Counselors.  Each of these positions is a two year term starting in November 2013 and ending in November 2015. 

The Chair will provide executive direction for the Division and preside over Division meetings. The Chair also sits as an ex-officio on the Executive Board of the journal Feminist Criminology. The Chair or her/his designee will serve as liaison with the ASC Annual Meeting Program Chair to ensure the inclusion of panels relating to issues on women and crime in the program.  The Chair or her/his designee shall bring issues regarding gender and crime, and recommendations for their resolution, as decided by the Division, to the attention of the ASC Executive Board and/or appropriate ASC committees for their consideration.  The Chair will appoint all committees and committee chairs, with the approval of the Executive Board.

The Executive Counselors decide the budget for the Division, approve committees and committee chairs, and provide other leadership and counsel to the Chair and the Division, including issues related to the management and budget of Feminist Criminology. One Executive Counselor to be elected must be untenured or at an early stage in his/her career.  One Executive Counselor must be tenured or at a later stage in his/her career.  One Executive Counselor must be a current graduate student in a masters or Ph.D. program.

Please send nominations (name, contact information, and email address) to Helen-Eigenberg@utc.edu no later than October 1st.  Self-nominations are welcome.  It is helpful if you would check with potential nominees to be sure they are willing to run, but it is not required.

Updated DWC Constitution Available Online

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The newly revised constitution of the Division on Women and Crime is now available online.  Visit https://ascdwc.com/about to read about the Division and access a PDF of the constitution.

Seeking New Editor for Feminist Criminology

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New Editor Sought for Feminist Criminology

The American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime (DWC) invites applications for the position of editor of Feminist Criminology, which is the Division’s official journal. It is the responsibility of the DWC Chair and Executive Committee to conduct the search for the new editor. The Executive Committee will select the next editor with approval by the current Editorial Board.

The journal is published by Sage Publications and uses an on-line, electronic submission process. The new editor will be responsible for administering this process and publishing four issues a year. The editor will serve a three or four year term to be negotiated with the Executive Committee. It is anticipated that new manuscript submissions and other editorial duties will transfer to the new editor around June 2014. The editor is responsible for the timely and substantive output of the journal, including the solicitation of manuscripts, supervision of the peer review process, and the final selection of articles for publication. Duties also include implementing the journal’s editorial policies, maintaining high professional standards for published content, and ensuring the integrity of the journal.

The editor’s supporting institution normally provides office space, file storage, equipment, at least one graduate assistant for the duration of the editorship, and release time for the editor. ASC provides $5000 a year to be used for editorial support.

Interested applicants may contact the current editor, Jana Jasinski (Jana.Jasinski@ucf.edu) for additional information regarding the logistics or operational details of editing and producing the journal. Applicants must submit a statement of editorial philosophy, a vita, and assurances of institutional support to both the DWC Chair and DWC Secretary/Treasurer. One copy of application materials or emails with the relevant attachments must be sent to each of the following:

Dr. Amy D’Unger
DWC Chair
Georgia Tech
School of History, Technology, and Society
221 Bobby Dodd Way
Atlanta, GA 30332-0225
amy.dunger@hts.gatech.edu

Dr. Christina DeJong
DWC Secretary/Treasurer
Center for Integrative Studies
Michigan State University
302 Berkey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
dejongc@msu.edu

Applications must be received by December 1, 2013. 

DWC Constitutional Amendments Passed

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I’m happy to report that the constitutional revisions to add a graduate student representative and archivist were overwhelmingly approved.  The addition of a graduate student representative received almost 95% support and the addition of an archivist received 100% support.  Please join me in welcoming Chris Rasche as our first OFFICIAL DWC Archivist!

Elections for DWC offices will be happening soon.  We’ll be electing a new chair, two new executive counselors, and our first graduate student representative.  Thanks to all of you who participated in the democratic process!