NCJ Number
143024
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1993) Pages: 43-64
Date Published
1993
Length
22 pages
Annotation
A nationwide survey of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and American Society of Criminology (ASC) members in spring 1991 provides descriptive data about the characteristics of criminal justice faculty members and institutions across the country and compares salary, compensation, and workload levels at individual institutions with those at other and similar institutions.
Abstract
The only substantial difference between the characteristics of the final sample of 481 and the national averages is gender: the proportion of female college professors nationally is estimated to be approximately 35 percent in contrast to 18 percent of this survey sample. Study data revealed a significant underrepresentation of minorities among criminal justice professors. A marked diversity was evident in the structure and size of criminal justice programs. Most respondents worked in autonomous departments, but one-third worked in programs organized as subdivisions of other departments. Differences in base salary were influenced by type of appointment, the respondent's current rank, tenure status, the highest degree held, region, and the size and structure of the criminal justice program. When academic rank was controlled, gender failed to influence salary level. 8 tables and 11 references