Faculty employment in criminology and criminal justice: Trends and patterns

Finding fit: The nature of a successful faculty employment search in criminal justice

“…Being forthright in the negotiation process can serve to improve future relations between candidates and departments, which could, for instance, increase the likelihood of employees not seeking employment elsewhere. In light of the present results and del Carmen and Polk's (2001) earlier findings that the greatest percentage of criminal justice faculty position ads sought a generalist, the need to discuss teaching expectations is obvious and certainly an area where all involved parties must clearly understand each other. Employers should also give consideration to including information pertaining to compensation.…”

“…Through assessing faculty employment specifically within criminology and criminal justice, del Carmen and Polk (2001) contributed to the literature in this area. Similar to the work by Odell et al (2001), they did a content analysis of job advertisements for criminal justice educators.…”