Comparing Bachelor’s Degree Curricula at Three Groups of Colleges and Universities
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John J Sloan (0000-0002-1434-2162, corresponding author), Jonathan W Buchwalter |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 324-348 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511253.2017.1373135 |
| OpenAlex | W2754582288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
Despite baccalaureates in criminal justice (BCJ) being among the most awarded degrees in this country, little published research has appeared in recent years on these programs or their curricula. Using 2015–2016 data collected from the population of BCJ-granting institutions (N = 670) in the U.S., we partially replicated Southerland's 2002 Criminal justice curricula in the United States: A decade of Change and extended Sloan and Buchwalter's 2016 The state of bachelor's degree programs in the United States: Institutional, department, and curricula features analyses of BCJ curricula by comparing selected features of them across three groups of colleges/universities: public, private, not-for-profit, and private, for-profit. Results revealed significant differences existed in curricula by institutional locus of control, indicating a general lack of consensus on undergraduate curricula, including in such fundamental areas as total hours needed for the major. We discuss the implications of these results for the discipline, including revisiting accreditation as a mechanism for creating standardized curricula, and suggest further research on the status of undergraduate education to help insure the discipline offers the highest quality baccalaureate programs possible
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |