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The relationship between a Marxian class measure based on individuals' relations to the means of production, & three types of survey items dealing with energy & conservation issues (knowledge items, attitude items, & items concerned with behavioral change) is analyzed. Further, the relationship between three commonly used measures of SES (family income, personal income, & education) & the same three survey items regarding energy & conservation is examined. Whether a particular Marxian class measure can provide insights in this issue area that are not provided by the traditional measures of SES was determined. Data were gathered through telephone interviews conducted 20-27 Aug 1979 with Calif residents (N = 1,014). Contrary to previous research, it was found that the three traditionally accepted indicators of SES are related to many more energy & conservation items than is the measure of Marxian class. 6 Tables, Appendix. Modified HA.

ABSTRACT* * *Journals in criminology and criminal justice have been ranked using subjective techniques to assess journal presitige as well as objective measures intended to assess journal eminence. Two recent studies have resulted in somewhat similar rankings of professional journals although each used distinct methods of data analysis and asked different research questions. This finding suggests that there is a consensus among professionals in the field concerning the importance of particular journals.

AbstractCriminal behavior and criminal victimization have been associated with population density in the criminological literature. and this has led re‐ searchers to argue that there is a positive zero‐order relationship between population density and crime rates. However, using National Crime Survey victimization data we found that there is no simple relationship between population density and crime rates in 26 large American cities. Property crimes nith contact were, found 10 he positivelv correlated with population density. and thus are consistent with traditional criminological explana‐ tions. All other crimes, which we classified as property crimes without contacl and nonproperty assaultive crimes. contradict most previous research findings because of significant negative correlations with popula‐ tion density.

AbstractThe prestige of professional journals is an important element in the academic world because of the relationship of journal prestige to the careers of individuals and to the reputations of academic institutions. This study investigates the system of journal prestige in the field of criminology and criminal justice, using the ratings of professional journals obtained from a sample of respondents who are members of professional associations in criminology and criminal justice. The results show that there is a relatively high degree of agreement about the relative prestige of journals in the field, despite the fact that criminology and criminal justice is a multidisciplinary field involving professionals from a wide variety of occupational settings.