Room for All? Comparing Criminology and Sociology Completion Rates Across Sex, Race, and Degree Level. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Updegrove, Alexander H.; Cooper, Maisha N.; Greene, Helen Taylor
• Is Part Of: Journal of criminal justice education. Volume 29:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 267
• Page End: 289
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Study and teaching (Internship) -- United States -- Periodicals; Criminology -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.071
• DOI: 10.1080/10511253.2017.1395058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-1253

Abstract

Abstract : This article presents findings based on an alternative to the Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology & Criminal Justice data that allowed for examining the intersection of sex and race among criminology and criminal justice (CJ) and sociology program completers at the Bachelor's, Master's, and doctoral level. Five years' worth of data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System revealed that, on average, 85% of students who completed a doctoral degree in criminal justice were white, but only 74% of students who completed a doctoral degree in sociology were white. The average percentage of CJ degree completions accounted for by black Americans and Latinos also decreased by 9 and 15%, respectively, from the Bachelor's level to the doctoral level. We discuss the need for universities to invest in student and faculty diversity, and conclude by highlighting the importance of building strong partnerships between predominantly white and minority-serving institutions.