Career choices and characteristics of African-American undergraduates majoring in criminal justice at historically black colleges and universities

Examining Punitiveness: Assessing Views Toward the Punishment of Offenders Among Criminology and Non-Criminology Students

“…Another 14% of students indicated the legal profession to be their primary career choice, while 10% of respondents were interested in corrections, academics, and juvenile justice careers. Gabbidon, Penn, and Richards (2003) replicated Krimmel and Tartaro's study among a sample of African-American undergraduates at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). The sample consisted of 284 African-American criminal justice majors at five different HBCU universities in five different states.…”

The consumer racial profiling experiences of Black students at historically Black colleges and universities: An exploratory study

“…In the process, they have presumed that the views of African Americans at predominantly White institutions are reflective of all African Americans; a presumption that recent attitudinal research comparing the views of criminal justice majors at HBCUs and White universities has dispelled (see Gabbidon, Penn, & Richards, 2003). In an attempt to diverge from this trend, this research examined the consumer racial profiling experiences of students at HBCUs.…”

Unexpected Pathways: Criminal Justice Career Options in the Private Sector

“…This is not to say that law enforcement is the only interest of these students. Law, juvenile justice, and corrections are also frequent areas of interest and career pathways for students (Gabbidon, Penn, & Richardson, 2003;Johnson & White, 2002;Krimmel & Tartaro, 1999). It is interesting to note that there appear to be racial differences in students' career choices.…”