Th is volume grows out of two parallel but distinct developments in social
science research that aff ect the way researchers study and seek to have an
impact in the areas of crime and criminal justice. Th ese are the increasing
acceptance and practice of (some form of ) refl exivity in social science
research, on the one hand, and, on the other, the changing context of
research itself. On the latter point, we note that criminologists working
across diff erent jurisdictions are experiencing heightened pressures to
render their research relevant and appealing to external audiences