The Desirability of Law Enforcement Careers among College Students in a Hispanic Community

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0150
Nama Orang :	Li, Yudu Luo, Fei Carey, Marcus Tyler Brown, Ben






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Taylor and Francis - Criminology and Law, 2021

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Abstrak	This study examines the effects of attitudes toward the police and punitive ideology on Hispanic criminal justice majors interest in law enforcement careers. To date, relatively few studies of the occupational interests of students majoring in criminal justice have been conducted and most have focused on the impact of demographic characteristics on career goals among predominantly White samples of criminal justice majors. Few scholars have questioned whether the attitudes and beliefs of criminal justice majors influence their occupational aspirations or investigated the career objectives of racial/ethnic minority criminal justice majors. This study addresses these gaps in the extant literature via an analysis of survey data collected from students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution. A structural equation model of the data indicates the students age, gender, attitudes toward the police, contact with the police, and punitiveness are significantly correlated with interest in a career in law enforcement. The policy implications are discussed.
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	Criminal justice students; career desirability; law enforcement; attitudes toward the police; punitiveness
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Tahun Terbit	2021
No. Induk	eja-21-0150
Entri Sumber Data	Taylor and Francis - Criminology and Law
Entri Utama Nama orang	Li, Yudu; Luo, Fei; Carey, Marcus Tyler; Brown, Ben
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 32, no. 2, p. 234-251
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Barcode	eja-21-0150
Judul Utama	The Desirability of Law Enforcement Careers among College Students in a Hispanic Community
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional