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）是一组来自不同背景，学科和职业阶段的学者之间的合作，有两个首要目标：（1）扩大对犯罪和刑事司法研究的参与和观点，（2）加强对种族/民族，犯罪和刑事司法之间关系的研究质量。当不同的学者参与其生产时，科学进步是向前推进的。为了推进这一使命，RDCJN开展了两项主要活动：为代表性不足的群体的早期职业教师协调年度夏季研究所（SRI）;并举办年度会议，汇集种族，犯罪和司法的学者，以推进全面的研究议程并开展合作项目。SRI扩大了STEM领域的多元化参与，而该领域的少数民族学者人数严重不足：美国犯罪学学会报告称，其成员只有5.6%的非洲裔美国人，5.1%的拉丁美洲人，5.8%的亚洲人和1%的美国印第安人。12年来，SRI已经接待了90名年轻学者，他们正在出版并不断获得终身职位。加强我们对犯罪和司法结果的理解，需要使代表性不足的群体的独特观点和方法对这些问题产生影响，从而加强学术界的民主化。RDCJN年度研讨会将SRI教师纳入全国学者网络，同时还促进种族/民族，犯罪和司法跨学科研究的进展。迄今为止，RDCJN合作已经产生了九卷关于这一主题的创新奖学金，以及许多专著和文章在领先的期刊上。该项目将使来自代表性不足的群体的八名助理教授在每个赠款年度在罗格斯大学刑事司法学院现场度过三周，在此期间，他们与他们的主题和方法领域的高级教师导师合作，以促进期刊文章，赠款建议或书籍手稿的定稿。首席研究员和其他著名学者将举办关于出版，职业规划和导航学院的专业发展研讨会。年度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全国学者网络获得反馈，融入更大的网络，并加入并为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青年学者的职业生涯，确保他们在学院的融入和成功，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学者产生原创的多学科工作，强调种族/民族的理解犯罪和刑事司法的重要性，提高我们对公民和民主的理解。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

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.