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Citation |
Ridener R, Kuehn S, Scott PW. J. Crim. Justice Educ. 2020; 31(1): 1-22. |
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(Copyright © 2020, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (U.S.A.), Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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Abstract |
A truism concerning college attendance is that the knowledge and experiences gained from it have the ability to change one's attitudes and beliefs. In regard to criminology and criminal justice (C&CJ) education, this has led researchers to assume that what separates the students majoring in this field from other majors is course work alone. Due to students self-selecting their major, however, any similarities found among C&CJ majors may simply be an artifact of them commencing college as a more homogenous group. The question then is whether or not C&CJ majors begin their college careers as a more likeminded group compared to their non-C&CJ counterparts. This paper addresses this question by surveying college freshmen from all academic fields. Specifically, it examines how C&CJ majors and non-majors differ at the start of their college careers in the areas of personality characteristics, parental demographics, TV show preferences, and reasons for selecting a major. |
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Keywords |
Choice of college major; college students; criminal justice; criminology; differences; personalities |