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

SES-1530714乔迪·米勒罗德·布伦森罗格斯大学纽瓦克SES-1530728露丝·彼得森俄亥俄州立大学本提案延续了一组来自不同背景的学者的成功合作（非裔美国人，亚洲人，拉丁美洲人和白色），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），以及职业生涯的阶段（助理，副教授，和全职教授，研究生），其工作是面向（1）拓宽犯罪和刑事司法研究的视角和参与，（2）提高研究的质量种族/民族，犯罪和刑事司法之间的相互联系。 这些学者（种族民主、犯罪和司法网络）设立了一个夏季研究所和每年举办夏季讲习班，作为实现这些目标的工具。 该小组取得了一些重要的成功，包括从迄今为止举行的九次SRI中毕业的68名年轻学者。 这些教师正在出版并获得终身教职。 事实上，68人中有33人获得了终身职位，未来几年将有更多人加入这一群体。 因此，该项目积极“参与”STEM领域的少数民族学者人数严重不足的地区。 具体来说，在犯罪学和刑事司法领域，有色人种学者的代表性不足的程度相对较高。在美国犯罪学协会（ASC）成员中，只有5.6%是黑人; 5.1%是拉丁美洲人; 5.8%是亚洲人; 1%是美洲印第安人，1.4%是美国人。其他的？种族民主、犯罪和司法网络除了促进来自代表性不足群体的青年教师在学术事业上取得成功外，还开展活动，改进对种族/族裔、犯罪和刑事司法之间相互关系的研究。 该小组制定了一个全面的研究议程，并开展了合作项目，以解决所提出的问题。 他们的努力还包括努力在主流来源发表，以便将代表性不足的教师的观点纳入关于犯罪和司法问题的主流文献。 鉴于其独特的背景，经验和犯罪和刑事司法的Vantage位置，代表性不足的群体的成员带来了不同的观点，方法和数据类型，以承担在研究这些主题。 只要这些替代办法有助于了解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，就必须将其纳入学科的主流。 这种包容性促进犯罪的来源和后果以及嫌疑人，被告和罪犯的刑事司法处理的理解，并有助于代表性不足的学者之间的成功职业生涯。该RDCJN的目标是继续（1）推进研究和专业发展的年轻学者从代表性不足的群体进行创新研究，从而促进民主包容在喀麦隆;和（2）进行额外的合作项目，提供种族/民族，犯罪和刑事司法之间的相互关系更完整的理解。 这些目标是相互关联的。 增进对犯罪和司法的理解需要通过使司法民主化，使代表性不足的群体的独特观点和方法发挥作用。 RDCJN年度研讨会将SRI教师纳入国家学者网络，同时还：促进在探索关于种族/族裔、犯罪和司法研究的国家研究议程方面取得进展;产生大量研究报告。（迄今为止有6个）增进对这一专题的理解，并将代表性不足的学者的工作纳入主流渠道;促进参与者制定合作项目;加强参加RDCJN但不参加SRI的各种年轻学者的专业发展。

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.