Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice: Diverse Research and Participation in the Academy

种族/民族、犯罪和刑事司法：对ACADEMYABSTRACT智力价值的多样化研究和参与。该项目建立在来自不同背景(非裔美国人、拉丁裔、白人等)、不同学科(犯罪学或刑事司法、家庭关系、法律、公共政策、政治学、社会工作和社会学)和不同职业阶段(助理教授、副教授和全职教授以及研究生)的一组学者的成功合作的基础上，他们的工作旨在提高关于优雅/族裔、犯罪和刑事司法之间相互联系的研究质量，并拓宽对这一专题研究的视角和参与。这些学者最近出版了一本书《犯罪的多种颜色》，在书中他们列出了一个关键的新研究议程(参见Peterson，Krivo和Hagan 2006)。该项目的第一个目标是开展卷中所要求的各种研究，从而开始对优雅/种族、犯罪和刑事司法之间的相互关系提供比以往更深入、更细致入微的理解。该项目的第二个目标是促进来自代表性不足群体的青年学者的研究和专业发展，以便开展犯罪和司法方面的创新研究，方法是建立一个年度夏季研究所，作为2006年试点研究所的后续行动。该研究所的主要目的是支持从事犯罪和司法研究的少数民族的进步，以促进学术中的民主包容，并通过支持这些学者可以提供的潜在的不同观点来促进这一领域的知识。为促进实现项目目标，私营部门将举办一系列讲习班，将团体成员聚集在一起，并为来自代表性不足团体的年轻学者举办夏季研究和专业发展研究所。讲习班将是以想法和产品为导向的，并作为规划和取得合作项目进展的机制。暑期研究所将在一个“安全”和资源丰富的环境中进行，其结构将为年轻教员完成期刊出版或拨款提案的研究项目提供所需的支持、培训和指导。该研究所将以参与者在RDCJ-N研讨会上展示他们的工作为高潮，在那里他们将获得反馈，并与该领域的其他高级和初级学者发展网络。这个项目的结构是为了对学术和学院产生两个更广泛的重要影响。首先，它将利用在许多方面(例如，种族和族裔、纪律培训和职业阶段)不同的学者的专门知识来发展和开展重大的创新性犯罪和司法研究。这项工作的中心前提是需要考虑到种族/族裔的复杂性，并将分析嵌入社会群体的不同定位。通过合作、多方法和比较研究，研究人员将产生一系列原创的多学科工作，强调种族对犯罪/刑事司法的不同意义，以及种族主义如何与国家和世界各地对公民身份和民主的理解有关。第二，该项目将通过培养代表不足群体的学者的关注者，扩大对犯罪和司法研究的参与。讲习班和暑期研究所将共同产生广泛的影响，使关于犯罪和刑事司法的研究和课程在观点和参与方面具有多样性。

RACE/ETHNICITY, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE:DIVERSE RESEARCH AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ACADEMYABSTRACTIntellectual Merit. This project builds on the successful collaboration of a group of scholars fromdiverse backgrounds (African American, Latino, White, etc.), disciplines (Criminology orCriminal Justice, Family Relations, Law, Public Policy, Political Science, Social Work, andSociology), and stages of career (assistant-, associate-, and full-professors, and graduate students)whose work is oriented to improving the quality of research on the interlinkages amongrace/ethnicity, crime, and criminal justice, and on broadening perspectives and participation inresearch on this topic. These scholars recently published a book, The Many Colors of Crime, inwhich they lay out a critical new research agenda (see Peterson, Krivo and Hagan 2006). Thefirst goal of this project is to undertake the kinds of studies called for in the volume, and thereby,begin to provide a deeper, and more nuanced, understanding of the interrelationships amongrace/ethnicity, crime, and criminal justice than heretofore available. The second goal of thisproject is to advance the research and professional development of young scholars fromunderrepresented groups for carrying out innovative research on crime and justice by establishingan annual Summer Research Institute as a follow up to a 2006 pilot institute. The overarchingpurpose of the institute is to support the advancement of ethnoracial minorities engaged in thestudy of crime and justice in order to further democratic inclusion in academe, and advanceknowledge in this area by supporting the potentially diverse perspectives these scholars can offer.Approaches to Achieving Project Goals. To facilitate achieving the project objectives, the PIswill undertake a series of workshops that bring group members together, and hold a summerresearch and professional development institute for young scholars from underrepresentedgroups. The workshops will be both idea- and product-oriented and serve as the mechanism forplanning and making progress on collaborative projects. The summer research institute will takeplace in a "safe" and resource-rich environment and be structured to provide the support, training,and mentorship needed by young faculty for completing a research project for journal publicationor grant proposal. The institute will culminate with participants presenting their work at theRDCJ-N workshop where they will gain feedback and develop networks with other senior andjunior scholars in the field.Broader Impacts. This project is structured to have two important broader impacts on scholarshipand the academy. First, it will draw on the expertise of scholars who are diverse along a numberof dimensions (e.g., race and ethnicity, disciplinary training, and stage of career) to develop andcarry out significant innovative crime and justice research. This work will have as its centralpremise the need to take into account the complexity of race/ethnicity and embed analyses in thedifferential positioning of groups in society. Through collaborative, multi-method, andcomparative studies, the researchers will produce a body of original multidisciplinary work thatemphasizes the variable significance of race for crime/criminal justice, and how racializationrelates to the understanding of citizenship and democracy, nationally and around the world.Second, the project will broaden participation in crime and justice research by fostering thecareers of scholars from underrepresented groups. Together the workshops and summer researchinstitute will have a general impact in bringing diversity in perspectives and participation toresearch and curricula on crime and criminal justice.