Academic Politics and the History of Criminal Justice Education / Edition 1

by Frank Morn

Overview

The rise of academic criminal justice programs from their beginnings at the University of California in the 1930s through the split into academic and vocational models during the later decades are described in this work. Academic politics and politicians are emphasized. The academic infighting in developing programs, and input from various other disciplines to the field are described. The work is addressed to professors of criminal justice, criminology, sociology, political science, and education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313293160
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/21/1995
Series:	Contributions in Criminology and Penology , #46
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1370L (what's this?)

About the Author

FRANK MORN is Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences at the Illinois State University. A respected educator and thinker in the field of criminal justice, he is the author of a history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and numerous articles.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Academic Politics and Professionalism, 1870-1930
Progressivism and Police Education
V-Men and Models of Police Education
Berkeley Renaissance
International Association of Police Professors
The Fall of the School of Criminology at Berkeley
A Tale of Two Campuses: Criminal Justice Education in New York
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, I
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, II
Notes
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

A history of the academic field that began as law enforcement or police science and developed to investigate issues concerning crime and the agencies that combat it. Based on interviews as well as written sources, covers the period from the beginnings in 1870 through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the politics of populism 1975-85. Topics along the way include progressivism in the early 20th century, the rise and fall of the discipline at Berkeley, and the International Association of Police Professors. Reproduced from a computer printout. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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