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We identified and compared the self-reported ethical ideological orientations of criminal justice majors and other students from a course selected to represent the general student population at a midwestern public university. We also explored potential differences in ethical orientation as a function of gender. Criminal justice majors report ethical orientations compatible with those of the general student population. Males report significantly higher ethical idealism scores than females, but we found no significant difference on ethical relativism. Further, male criminal justice majors demonstrate significantly lower variance within scores on both ethical idealism and ethical relativism than do female criminal justice majors and both males and females from the general student population. We discuss the practical and pedagogical implications of ethical ideology for criminal justice education and practice.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Jackie Buckrop and Dr. Michael P. Brown for their support and assistance with this project, Special thanks also go to Mr. Lloyd Bookmyer for his expertise and assistance with data analysis and to Mr. Benjamin Crider for his editorial assistance. Finally, many thanks to the anonymous reviewers and the editors for their thoughtful and helpful comments. This research was approved through the Institutional Review Board, Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, IRB #96-76.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Jackie Buckrop and Dr. Michael P. Brown for their support and assistance with this project, Special thanks also go to Mr. Lloyd Bookmyer for his expertise and assistance with data analysis and to Mr. Benjamin Crider for his editorial assistance. Finally, many thanks to the anonymous reviewers and the editors for their thoughtful and helpful comments. This research was approved through the Institutional Review Board, Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, IRB #96-76.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Jackie Buckrop and Dr. Michael P. Brown for their support and assistance with this project, Special thanks also go to Mr. Lloyd Bookmyer for his expertise and assistance with data analysis and to Mr. Benjamin Crider for his editorial assistance. Finally, many thanks to the anonymous reviewers and the editors for their thoughtful and helpful comments. This research was approved through the Institutional Review Board, Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, IRB #96-76.
