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dc.contributor.authorFrana, John
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-20T14:33:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T14:45:26Z
dc.date.available2010-07-20T14:33:30Z
dc.date.available2015-10-01T14:45:26Z
dc.date.issued2010-07-20T14:33:30Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/941
dc.description.abstractAs America’s incarceration binge begins its fourth decade, one unintended consequence of this social policy has been a growing number of criminologists/sociologists who have personal experience with incarceration as many former convicts have been pursuing education as an avenue for successful re-entry. Some of these ex-convicts have begun to secure PhD’s and have been conducting research as well as teaching various university courses in Sociology and/or Criminology and Criminal Justice. Within this thesis the myths maintained by society surrounding crime and prisoners will be discussed. Using survey research, students majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice (n = 186) at ISU were asked (1) how they would feel to discover that their professor had a criminal record and (2) would they knowingly enroll in a course that an ex-con was teaching? Also, by using an attribution scale, student perceptions on causes of crime will be examined. The findings from this research suggest that most Criminology and Criminal Justice students would welcome professors with a criminal history into the classroom.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJohn Frana
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisoners.
dc.subject.lcshSocial constructionism.
dc.subject.lcshEx-convicts
dc.subject.lcshMyth.
dc.subject.lcshCollege students.
dc.subject.lcshConvict Criminology
dc.titleProfessors with Criminal Records: Criminology & Criminal Justice Students Views on Former Convicts as Professors
dc.typeThesis
dc.alternativetitle.alternativetitleCriminology & Criminal Justice Students Views on Former Convicts as Professors
dc.date.graduationmonthMay
dc.date.published2010
dc.description.committeechairHamm, Mark S.
dc.description.committeemembersJennifer N. Grimes
dc.description.committeemembersFranklin T. Wilson
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetdGS071610-201001
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 60 p.: Includes abstract and appendix.
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