Collaborative Research: Broadening Participation and Perspectives in the Study of Crime and Justice

合作研究：扩大犯罪与司法研究的参与和视角

• 批准号: 1530714
• 负责人: Jody Miller
• 金额: $ 46.6万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University Newark
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1530714&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Broadening; Participation; Perspectives

SES- 1530714Jody MillerRod BrunsonRutgers University NewarkSES-1530728Ruth PetersonOhio State UniversityThis proposal continues the successful collaboration of a group of scholars from diverse backgrounds (African American, Asian, Latino, and White), disciplines (Criminology or Criminal Justice, Family Relations, Law, Public Policy, Political Science, Social Work, and Sociology), and stages of career (assistant-, associate-, and full-professors, and graduate students) whose work is oriented to (1) broadening perspectives and participation in research on crime and criminal justice, and (2) improving the quality of research on the interlinkages among race/ethnicity, crime, and criminal justice. These scholars (the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, RDCJN) established a Summer Research Institute (SRI) and annual summer workshops as vehicles for pursuing these goals. The group has achieved a number of important successes that include graduating 68 young scholars from the nine SRIs held thus far. These faculty are publishing and gaining tenure. Indeed, 33 of the 68 have attained tenure, and many more will join this group over the next few years. Thus, the project is actively "participation" in STEM fields in an area with significant underrepresentation of minority scholars. Specifically, the extent of underrepresentation of scholars of color within criminology and criminal justice is relatively high. Among American Society of Criminology (ASC) members who report their race/ethnicity, just 5.6% are Black; 5.1% are Latino/a; 5.8% are Asian; 1% are American Indian, and 1.4% identify as "other."Besides fostering the academic career success of young faculty from underrepresented groups, the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network has undertaken activities to improve research on the interrelationships among race/ethnicity, crime and criminal justice. The group has developed a comprehensive research agenda and undertaken collaborative projects to address the issues posed. Their efforts also include working to publish in mainstream sources so that the perspectives of underrepresented faculty become integrated into the mainstream of literature on crime and justice problems. Given their unique backgrounds, experiences, and vantage points on crime and criminal justice, members of underrepresented groups bring alternative perspectives, approaches, and types of data to bear in studying these topics. To the extent that such alternative approaches shed light on criminal offending and victimization, the operations of criminal justice agencies, and the treatment of different groups within the criminal justice system, it is important that they be included in the mainstream of disciplines. Such inclusion fosters understanding of the sources and consequences of crime and the criminal justice processing of suspects, defendants, and offenders, and contributes to the successful careers among underrepresented scholars.. The RDCJN goals are to continue to (1) advance the research and professional development of young scholars from underrepresented groups for carrying out innovative research, and thereby foster democratic inclusion in academe; and (2) undertake additional collaborative projects that provide a more complete understanding of the interrelationships among race/ethnicity, crime, and criminal justice. These goals are interrelated. Improving understanding of crime and justice requires bringing the unique perspectives and methods of underrepresented groups to bear by democratizing academe. The annual RDCJN workshops integrate the SRI faculty into a national network of scholars, while also: facilitating progress in exploring a national research agenda on the study of race/ethnicity, crime and justice; yielding volumes of studies (6 so far) that enhance understanding of this topic and bring the work produced by underrepresented scholars into mainstream outlets; promoting the development of collaborative projects by participants; and enhancing the professional development of diverse young scholars who participate in the RDCJN, but not the SRI.

SES-1530714 Jody MillerRod Brunson罗格斯大学NewarkSES-1530728 Ruth Peterson俄亥俄州立大学这项建议延续了一批学者的成功合作，这些学者来自不同背景(非裔美国人、亚裔、拉丁裔和白人)、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)和职业阶段(助理教授、副教授和专职教授以及研究生)，他们的工作旨在(1)拓宽对犯罪和刑事司法研究的视角和参与，以及(2)提高关于种族/族裔、犯罪和刑事司法之间相互联系的研究质量。这些学者(种族民主、犯罪和司法网络)建立了暑期研究所(SRI)和一年一度的暑期讲习班，作为实现这些目标的工具。该小组取得了一些重要的成功，包括使68名青年学者从迄今举行的9个SRI中毕业。这些教师正在发表论文，并获得终身教职。事实上，在68人中，有33人已经获得终身教职，未来几年还会有更多的人加入这个群体。因此，该项目在一个少数族裔学者代表性严重不足的领域积极“参与”STEM领域。具体地说，犯罪学和刑事司法领域内有色人种学者代表性不足的程度相对较高。在美国犯罪学协会(ASC)报告其种族/民族的成员中，只有5.6%是黑人；5.1%是拉丁裔/a；5.8%是亚洲人；1%是美国印第安人，1.4%认为是其他。除了促进来自代表性不足群体的年轻教员的学术生涯成功之外，种族民主、犯罪和司法网络还开展了一些活动，以加强对种族/民族、犯罪和刑事司法之间相互关系的研究。该小组制定了一项全面的研究议程，并开展了合作项目，以解决提出的问题。他们的努力还包括努力在主流来源出版，以便将代表性不足的教职员工的观点纳入关于犯罪和司法问题的主流文献。鉴于他们在犯罪和刑事司法方面的独特背景、经验和优势，代表不足的群体的成员在研究这些主题时会带来不同的视角、方法和数据类型。鉴于这种替代办法揭示了刑事犯罪和受害情况、刑事司法机构的运作以及刑事司法系统内不同群体的待遇，重要的是将它们纳入主流学科。这样的收录有助于了解犯罪的来源和后果，以及犯罪嫌疑人、被告和罪犯的刑事司法程序，并有助于代表不足的学者取得成功的职业生涯。RDCJN的目标是继续(1)促进来自代表性不足群体的年轻学者的研究和专业发展，以开展创新研究，从而促进学术中的民主包容；(2)开展更多的合作项目，以便更全面地了解种族/族裔、犯罪和刑事司法之间的相互关系。这些目标是相互关联的。要提高对犯罪和司法的理解，就需要通过使学术界民主化来运用代表不足群体的独特观点和方法。RDCJN一年一度的讲习班将SRI教员纳入一个国家学者网络，同时：促进在探索关于种族/族裔、犯罪和司法的国家研究议程方面取得进展；产生了大量研究(迄今已有6篇)，这些研究增进了对这一专题的了解，并将代表性不足的学者的工作纳入主流渠道；促进参与者开发合作项目；促进参加RDCJN而不是SRI的各种年轻学者的专业发展。