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Guest Editor: Dr. Lisa R. Muftić, Winner of the 2015 Faculty Researcher of the Year Award for the Division of Victimology (ASC) Criminal Justice Review invites submissions for a special issue “Victimization of Special Populations,” edited by Dr. Lisa R. Muftić. The goal of this special issue is to disseminate new and innovative research that explores the victimization experiences of those within special populations. Manuscripts are welcome from diverse methodological approaches that focus on empirical assessments of the victimization of special populations, including but not limited to the elderly, juveniles, LGBT individuals, and survivors of sexual assault. An abstract of approximately 100 words and a brief biographical sketch must accompany the manuscript. Submissions should arrive no later than January 15, 2017 to allow for blind peer review. Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages double-spaced excluding tables, figures, and references. Send two electronic copies of the manuscript, one full version (with a cover page containing the author’s name, title, institutional contact information; acknowledgments; research grant numbers; and the date, location, and conference at which the manuscript may have been presented), and one blind copy (sans all identifying information) to Dr. Lisa R. Muftić at CJR.victimization@gmail.com. Manuscripts should be in MS Word format and conform to the formatting style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) and CJR formatting guidelines: http://cjr.sagepub.com/.