NCJ Number
168360
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1996) Pages: 35-58
Date Published
1996
Length
24 pages
Annotation
The relationship between gender and salary among faculty members in criminology and criminal justice was studied using data collected in 1989 as part of a larger study on faculty members' achievements and rewards.
Abstract
The sample included faculty members of four professional associations: the American Society of Criminology, and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the Crime and Delinquency Divisions of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and the Criminology Section of the American Sociological Association. Females accounted for 21 percent of the population. Data were collected by mail questionnaire from 300 females and 300 males selected randomly from the faculty lists of the four associations. Responses came from 314 persons. Results suggested that wages were comparable for males and females when research productivity, rank, years of experience, and other relevant variables were controlled. However, additional analyses revealed that males earned significantly more than females in the cohort of faculty members hired before 1975. Tables and 30 references (Author abstract modified)