THE SERIES WILL DRAW ON PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCIENCES, WITH EACH EDITION ORGANIZED AROUND THEMES, ISSUES, NEW RESEARCH, AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE FIRST EDITION INCLUDES WRITINGS FROM THE DISCIPLINES OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, STATISTICS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE OFFERED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINS OF CRIMINOLOGY IN FRANCE AND BY A STUDY OF EDUCATION, RECRUITMENT, CAREER PATTERNS, AND PERCEPTIONS IN THE ST. LOUIS (MO.) POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 1947 TO 1970. FOUR PAPERS ADDRESS THE BROAD TOPIC OF LAW, POLICY, DECISIONMAKING, AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE: AN EXAMINATION OF U.S. SUPREME COURT INTERPRETATIONS RELATED TO THE MIRANDA RULING, A TYPOLOGY OF PROSECUTORIAL POLICY BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF OPERATIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PROSECUTORS' OFFICES; AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER RELATIVE TO THE SENTENCING FUNCTION; AND A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF RACE ON SENTENCE, TIME SERVED, AND FINAL DISPOSITION FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS. OTHER PAPERS INCLUDE A CRITIQUE OF RESEARCH ON INMATE VICTIMIZATION AND A STUDY OF WORKER ATTITUDES IN CHILD CARE CENTERS. EACH ARTICLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF INTRODUCTION. SUPPORTING DATA ARE INCLUDED. FOR ABSTRACTS OF INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, SEE NCJ 56157-56163. (LKM)