TY - JOUR
T1 - Major Decisions and Career Attractiveness among Criminal Justice Students
AU - Stringer, Ebonie Cunningham
AU - Murphy, Jennifer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Criminal justice programs have grown dramatically in recent decades. Yet, relatively little is known about what motivates students to choose criminal justice as a major and what their career goals are after graduation. In light of current uprisings and demands for criminal justice reform, this study investigates the relationship between undergraduate students' personal characteristics and the criminal justice careers to which they are attracted. Findings can inform criminal justice curriculum development and student retention, as well as recruitment and hiring practices for criminal justice agencies.
AB - Criminal justice programs have grown dramatically in recent decades. Yet, relatively little is known about what motivates students to choose criminal justice as a major and what their career goals are after graduation. In light of current uprisings and demands for criminal justice reform, this study investigates the relationship between undergraduate students' personal characteristics and the criminal justice careers to which they are attracted. Findings can inform criminal justice curriculum development and student retention, as well as recruitment and hiring practices for criminal justice agencies.
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U2 - 10.1080/10511253.2020.1814829
DO - 10.1080/10511253.2020.1814829
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090455803
SN - 1051-1253
VL - 31
SP - 523
EP - 541
JO - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
JF - Journal of Criminal Justice Education
IS - 4
ER -
