ERIC Number: EJ1437450
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1949-6591
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Criminal History in Undergraduate Admissions: A Racial Equity Analysis of Administrator Perspectives
Erin L. Castro; Estefanie Aguilar Padilla; Caisa Royer; Halie Bahr
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v61 n4 p488-503 2024
Using original data collected from a national survey, this research examines the perceptions of administrators in the functional areas of Admissions, Dean of Students, and Student Affairs regarding the use of criminal history questions in undergraduate admissions. We use a lens of equity mindedness to analyze whether administrators connect criminal history questions in admissions to inequalities of punishment, and find that administrators working for institutions that require disclosure overwhelmingly agree or somewhat agree with the practice.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Admission, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, College Applicants, Student Records, Administrator Attitudes, Equal Education, Racial Discrimination, Policy Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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