The status of criminal justice PhD programs in higher education

    Authors

    D. Fabianic

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Crim. Justice

    Keywords

    DOCTORAL PROGRAMS; CRIMINOLOGY; PRESTIGE; QUALITY; DEVIANCE; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    Criminal justice as an academic discipline has grown and developed remarkably in the last thirty years. Reflection on its current status within academe is an important part of the assessment process for a relatively new discipline. One indication of the acceptance of a new discipline and its integration and legitimacy in higher education is the presence of Ph.D. granting programs. This study reports on some aspects of those program locations and finds them to be small in number and hosted by public institutions. Institutions of higher education that are regarded as highly prestigious in general do not host Ph.D. criminal justice programs, and those academic institutions that host prestigious Ph.D. programs in the social and behavioral sciences do not host a large percentage of the doctoral programs in criminal justice. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Criminal Justice

    Volume

    26

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    399

    Last Page

    408

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000075874300004

    ISSN

    0047-2352

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