Does majoring in criminal justice affect perceptions of criminal justice

Bibliographic Data

ID15317201
AuthorsOlga Tsoudis (Wayne State University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume11
Issue2
Pages225-236
Publication date2000-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511250000084881
OpenAlexW2053020349
LanguageEN
Citations received36
References cited31

Research continues to show that the public holds misperceptions about crime and criminal justice. The media influences the public in many of these misperceptions, often shaping beliefs and ideologies. Higher education gives criminal justice majors the opportunity to gain much more accurate knowledge than the general public. Nonetheless, it is the public that heavily influences the development of the criminal justice system. It is important, therefore, to examine the influence of criminal justice education. Criminal justice majors and non-majors in a Midwestern university were surveyed with regard to demographics and perceptions of crime and criminal justice. Results indicate that criminal justice majors have significantly different perceptions about criminal justice issues than non-majors. Implications for educating the public are discussed

Affect (linguistics · Criminal justice · Criminal justice ethics · Criminology · Economic Justice · Ideology · Perception · Political science · Politics · Theory of criminal justice · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Psychology