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A Practical Guide to the Criminology and Criminal Justice Job Market for Doctoral Candidates

Pre-Market Preparation through Offers and Negotiations

Bibliographic Data

ID15316377
AuthorsDana L Radatz (0000-0003-4810-803X, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Niagara University, Lewiston, NY, USA, corresponding author), Danielle C Slakoff (0000-0001-6174-4802, Division of Criminal Justice, California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue3
Pages368-387
Publication date2021-08-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511253.2021.1966061
OpenAlexW3195724857
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

Upon exiting a doctoral program, many graduate students in criminology and criminal justice hope to enter the academic workforce. The academic job market is a stressful and exciting time in a doctoral candidate’s life, but with some planning and forethought—the process can feel more manageable. This advisory paper provides practical advice to academic job seekers from pre-market preparation through offers and negotiations. While standard aspects of the job market are described, care was taken to also describe some lesser discussed aspects of the job market—such as networking on social media and at conferences and the financial cost of academic interviewing

Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Job market · Negotiation · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Engineering · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Law

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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