NCJ Number
169931
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Dated: (January-February 1998) Pages: 29-40
Date Published
1998
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Twenty-six black male faculty members and 14 black female faculty members involved in teaching criminology or criminal justice were surveyed to develop a demographic profile of these criminologists, address practices of inclusion and exclusion, and examine publication experiences and preferences for teaching and research.
Abstract
Participants were identified from the membership directories of professional organizations, from universities with doctoral programs in criminology or criminal justice, from department chairs and graduate programs, and from a snowball technique with the persons initially identified. These approaches produced a sample of 88 African American faculty members, of whom 45 percent returned the surveys. Results revealed that African American criminologists are currently employed at predominantly research institutions, despite a general failure to publish while in graduate school. In addition, they are mostly undecided about whether they are treated as family by journal editors. They are also less likely to public in mainstream criminal justice and criminology journals, Finally, they display an equal preference for teaching and research. Findings underscored the importance of documenting African American criminologists' research and publication experiences. Tables and 31 references (Author abstract modified)