The Impact of Participating in a Juvenile Offender Mentorship Course on Students’ Perceptions of the Legal System and Juvenile Offenders
The Impact of Participating in a Juvenile Offender Mentorship Course on Students’ Perceptions of the Legal System and Juvenile Offenders
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参加少年犯辅导课程对学生对法律制度和少年犯的看法的影响
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2020
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通讯作者：
Jessica A. Fripp
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Emily Pica;Jessica A. Fripp
摘要 当前的研究探讨了学生与少年犯一起工作的辅导课程如何影响他们对法律制度和少年犯的看法。本科生（N = 13）参加了以辅导青少年罪犯为中心的课程。学生们参加讲座，了解少年司法和少年犯的理论和概念背景。此外，学生们还需要每周与他们的受训者（一名少年犯）会面一次。在上课的第一天和最后一天分别进行了有关对少年犯的态度的测量。总体而言，从测试前到测试后，态度发生了变化；具体而言，测试后对青少年罪犯的态度明显更加积极。正如本研究所证明的那样，课堂材料和课程材料的实践应用都可以影响学生对特定人群的态度，并鼓励他们进行更高层次的思考。
Abstract The current study examined how a mentorship course, whereby students work with juvenile offenders, influenced their perceptions of the legal system and juvenile offenders. Undergraduate students (N = 13) enrolled in a course centered around mentoring juvenile offenders. Students attended lecture to learn the theoretical and conceptual background of juvenile justice and juvenile offenders. Additionally, students were expected to meet with their mentee, a juvenile offender, once a week. Measures concerning attitudes toward juvenile offenders were given the first day of class and again on the last day of class. Overall, attitudes were shown to change from pre- to post-testing; specifically, attitudes toward juvenile offenders were significantly more positive at post-test. As demonstrated in this study, both in-class material and hands on application of course material can influence student attitudes toward a given population and also encourages them to engage in higher order levels of thinking.