Comparing the Demographics of Students Reported for Academic Dishonesty to Those of the Overall Student Population. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beasley, Eric M.
• Is Part Of: Ethics & behavior. Volume 26:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 62
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: academic dishonesty -- cheating -- deviance -- demographics -- citizenship status; Ethics -- Periodicals; 170.5
• DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2014.978977
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-8422

Abstract

Abstract : Only a small proportion of academically dishonest students ever receive an official report of academic dishonesty, and the sociology of deviance literature is ripe with studies illustrating disproportionalities in detecting, policing, and prosecuting crimes. This study addresses the degree to which disproportionalities exist in the application of relatively few official sanctions levied upon students for academic dishonesty. I compared the demographics of those who have been reported for cheating with those of an entire undergraduate student body and of self-reported cheaters in the literature. I found that international students are much more likely than domestic students to get reported.