COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BROADENING PARTICIPATION AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE STUDY OF CRIME AND JUSTICE

种族民主，犯罪和司法网络（RDCJN）是一群来自不同背景，学科和职业阶段的学者之间的合作，具有两个总体目标：(1)扩大参与和视角在犯罪和刑事司法研究中，(2)加强种族/民族，犯罪和刑事司法之间关系的研究质量。科学的进步是由不同的学者参与产生的。为了进一步完成这一使命，RDCJN开展了两项主要活动：为来自代表性不足群体的早期职业教师协调一年一度的夏季研究所（SRI）；举办一年一度的会议，将种族、犯罪和司法领域的学者聚集在一起，推进全面的研究议程，开展合作项目。在一个少数族裔学者代表性严重不足的领域，SRI扩大了STEM领域的多元化参与：美国犯罪学学会（American Society of Criminology）报告称，其成员中只有5.6%的非裔美国人、5.1%的拉丁裔、5.8%的亚裔和1%的美国印第安人。12年来，SRI接待了90位年轻学者，他们发表了论文，并不断获得终身教职。加强我们对犯罪和司法结果的理解，需要将代表性不足群体的独特观点和方法引入这些问题，从而加强学院的民主化。每年的RDCJN研讨会将SRI的教师整合到一个全国性的学者网络中，同时也促进了种族/民族、犯罪和司法的跨学科研究的进展。迄今为止，RDCJN的合作已经产生了九卷关于这个主题的创新奖学金，以及许多主要期刊上的专著和文章。该项目将允许来自代表性不足群体的8位助理教授每年在罗格斯大学刑事司法学院实地学习三周，在此期间，他们将与一名资深教师导师合作，研究他们的主题和方法领域，以促进期刊文章、资助提案或书籍手稿的最终确定。首席研究员和其他杰出学者将举办关于出版、职业规划和指导学院的专业发展研讨会。每年的RDCJN研讨会在SRI的最后两天举行，届时，SRI研究员将展示他们的研究，并从一个全国性的学者网络中获得反馈，整合到更大的网络中，并加入并为一个全面的合作研究议程做出贡献。项目努力促进来自代表性不足群体的年轻学者的职业发展，确保他们融入学术界并取得成功，并将他们纳入从事创新犯罪和司法研究的学者网络。通过合作，多方法和比较研究，RDCJN学者产生了原创性的多学科工作，强调种族/民族对理解犯罪和刑事司法的重要性，增强了我们对公民和民主的理解。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network (RDCJN) is a collaboration among a group of scholars from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages with two overarching goals: (1) broadening participation and perspectives in research on crime and criminal justice, and (2) strengthening the quality of research on the relationships among race/ethnicity, crime and criminal justice. Scientific progress is advanced when diverse scholars participate in its production. To further this mission, the RDCJN undertakes two primary activities: coordinating an annual Summer Research Institute (SRI) for early-career faculty from underrepresented groups; and hosting an annual conference that brings together scholars of race, crime and justice to further a comprehensive research agenda and undertake collaborative projects. The SRI expands diverse participation in STEM fields in an area with significant underrepresentation of minority scholars: the American Society of Criminology reports a membership that is just 5.6 percent African American, 5.1 percent Latino/a, 5.8 percent Asian, and 1 percent American Indian. In 12 years, the SRI has hosted 90 young scholars, who are publishing and consistently gaining tenure. Strengthening our understanding of crime and justice outcomes requires bringing the unique perspectives and methods of underrepresented groups to bear on these issues, thus enhancing democratization of the academy. The annual RDCJN workshops integrate the SRI faculty into a national network of scholars, while also facilitating progress in the interdisciplinary study of race/ethnicity, crime and justice. To date, RDCJN collaborations have produced nine volumes of innovative scholarship on this topic, as well as numerous monographs and articles in leading journals.This project will enable eight assistant professors from underrepresented groups to spend three weeks on-site at the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice per grant year, during which time they are partnered with a senior faculty mentor in their topical and methodological area to facilitate the finalization of a journal article, grant proposal, or book manuscript. The Principal Investigators and other prominent scholars will hold professional development workshops on publishing, career planning, and navigating the academy. The annual RDCJN workshop occurs during the last two days of the SRI, at which time the SRI Fellows will present their research and receive feedback from a national network of scholars, integrate into the larger Network, and join and contribute to a comprehensive, collaborative research agenda. Project efforts foster the careers of young scholars from underrepresented groups, ensure their integration and success in the academy, and integrate them in a Network of scholars undertaking innovative crime and justice research. Through collaborative, multi-method, and comparative studies, RDCJN scholars produce original multidisciplinary work that emphasizes the significance of race/ethnicity for understanding crime and criminal justice, enhancing our understanding of citizenship and democracy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.