SPECIAL EDITION CONTENT
SOLON is delighted to announce that Crimes and Misdemeanours is marking the centenary of the ground breaking statute, the Children Act 1908, with its first special themed edition. Based on a Conference held at the University of Kent 30 June -1 July 2008 The Children Act 1908: Centennial Reflections, Contemporary Perspectives this volume comprises a comprehensive editorial from the Guest Editors which reviews the Act in its historical and contemporary context supported by five articles on specific issues. All the contributors and Journal editors wish to express their appreciation for the input and advice received from the two external referees – Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology and Head of School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool and Dr Pamela Cox, Dean of the Graduate School and Course Director BA Criminology with Social Psychology, University of Essex.