Education Alone is not the Answer
The Specter of Right-Wing Authoritarianism for Criminal Justice Majors at Three Institutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hurley (0000-0001-9485-8902, corresponding author), David C Hurley, Martha Henderson Hurley |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 371-389 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-12 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10511253.2015.1049629 |
| OpenAlex | W1954323101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
There have been a number of studies of right-wing authoritarian (RWA) attitudes among criminal justice majors and nonmajors. The prevailing supposition is that the attainment of higher levels of education reduces the negative traits associated with authoritarianism. A major assumption is that such improvements will occur regardless of the type of academic environment where the student is enrolled. This study examines whether educational attainment has the same impact on authoritarianism for criminal justice majors at a military academy, predominantly Caucasian rural teaching college, and a historically black college (HBCU). The results indicate RWA was highest for majors attending the military college. Moreover, unlike the findings for the teaching college and HBCU, RWA scores did not significantly decrease for seniors at the military college. This paper discusses whether differences in the organizational environment across the academic institutions explain the results
Authoritarianism · Criminal justice · Criminology · Democracy · Economic Justice · Educational attainment · Political science · Politics · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |