This chapter reviews the major approaches to measure empathy, considers their validity and
reliability, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Empathy is a …

The concept of critical criminology–that crime and the present-day processes of
criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society–is of more relevance today than it …

Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by interpersonal deficits and has been associated
with limited cognitive empathy, which includes perspective taking, theory of mind, and …

This study investigates the predictors of punitiveness among 519 undergraduate college
students at one public university in the Northeast. Specifically, it compared levels of …

This article extends a small but significant body of work on the motivations of criminal justice
students to enter the major and to pursue a criminal justice career (Krimmel & Tartaro; …

The pedagogical approaches of a criminal justice education affect the attitudes and
perceptions of those most likely to develop and administer criminal justice policies in the …

Objectives This brief communication tests how an undergraduate student's incarceration
history (ie, previous incarceration vs. no previous incarceration) affects evaluations by their …

A thorough review of the literature reveals many methodological weaknesses in research
exploring the attitudes of the public toward criminal offenders. By identifying and correcting …

This study examines where future practitioners and policymakers (ie, students majoring in
criminal justice) fall on the punishment–rehabilitation continuum. A scale comprised of …

This work explores the extent to which the death of George Floyd in May of 2020 and the
COVID-19 crisis affected criminal justice students' perceptions of career commitment and …