Does race really matter? Career goals, perceptions of criminal justice practitioners and competence among criminal justice undergraduates
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https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v1i3.44Keywords:
race, ethnicity, criminal justice, perception, career goalsAbstract
This study examines whether race or ethnicity affects student decision-making pertaining to career goals and choices. The career goals and choices of undergraduates in criminal justice (CJ) were surveyed in early spring of 2006. The research also investigates students’ perceptions of their own perceived competence as future CJ practitioners. Data were collected from CJ undergraduates from an urban university in the upper Midwestern part of the U.S. The results indicate that racial or ethnic minority students have significantly different career goals and choices than those of non-minority students. Some future research implications and policy implications are discussed.Downloads
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