Freshman interest groups in criminal justice education

Freshman group programs have been promoted by many institutions of higher learning. However, few empirical evaluations of such programs have been reported in the scholarly literature, and none have focused on programs in criminal justice education. Subjects in this study included 130 students enrolled in an introductory criminal justice course at one institution, a portion of which (32 students) were also enrolled in sections of a group program called Freshman Interest Groups. Results showed that students enrolled in this program did better in the course than their freshmen peers and upper-class students, which analyses showed was largely due to higher attendance.

The author would like to thank Senior Leaders that were involved in this program. The author would also like to thank Don Johnson for his encouragement.

The author would like to thank Senior Leaders that were involved in this program. The author would also like to thank Don Johnson for his encouragement.

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The author would like to thank Senior Leaders that were involved in this program. The author would also like to thank Don Johnson for his encouragement.