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29 J. Crim. Just. Educ. 1 (2018)

handle is hein.journals/jcrimjed29 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2018 Vol. 29, No. 1, 1-17, https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2017.1330963 Do Criminology Classes Make a Difference? Changes in Perceptions of Punishment Over Time Sarah Kuehn, Rebecca J. Ridener and Paul W. Scott Much research has centered on exploring the effect that education has on students' attitudes, and, specificaly, their thoughts regarding punitiveness toward offenders. Due to the use of cross-sectional data, the ability to adequately assess the effect that higher education has on these attitudes is largely imited. This study attempted to overcome this issue using a longitu- dinal research design with undergraduate students attending a university in the Northeast. The study examined if students' Level of punitiveness changes over time and which factors (e.g. taking criminology classes, class level, and political affiliation) contribute to this change. The main findings revealed that students in this study became more Liberal by attending college; however, [earning about crime and criminal justice made no difference to the students included in the analysis. Introduction There has been a plethora of studies examining public perceptions on various criminal justice issues and, specifically, punitiveness (e.g. Applegate, Cullen, Turner, t Sundt, 1996; Bazemore, Dicker, t A-Gadheeb, 1994; Bohm t Vogel, 1991; Chen E Einat, 2015; Costelloe, Chiricos, E Gertz, 2009; Cullen, Fisher, E Applegate, 2000; Gainey E Payne, 2003; Lane, 1997; McCorkle, 1993; Roberts, 1992; Selke, 1980; Sprott, 1999; Turner, Cullen, Sundt, E Applegate, 1997; Tyler E Boeckmann, 1997; Unnever, Cullen, E Roberts, 2006). Numerous stud- ies have also focused on the impact of college and, especially, criminal justice education on students' attitudes. Particularly, in regards to punitive attitudes, there is a large body of research that generally suggests that higher levels of education reduce students' levels of punitiveness (e.g. Falco E Martin, 2012; Mackey E Courtright, 2000; Shelley, Waid, E Dobbs, 2011). However, a few studies did not find support for this so-called liberalization effect (Mackey, Courtright, E Packard, 2006; Tsoudis, 2000), which implies that senior students R Routledge Tror&mndsGmp D 2017 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

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