Criminal Justice Faculty Credentials: A Response to Drs Hemmens and Hunter

摘要

This article is a response to the criticisms of Drs. Hemmens and Hunter which appeared in recent issues of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Both agree that ACJS accreditation, which requires criminal justice departments who seek master's program accreditation to have a faculty where 90% hold a PhD in criminal justice, will lead to greater status and strengthen the position of criminal justice programs within higher education. However, the 90% requirement does not necessarily improve the overall quality of the faculty in criminal justice programs and therefore should be eliminated. Moreover, the accreditation standards with respect to the faculty credential quotas fails to take into consideration the current faculty make-up at some of America's best criminal justice schools and is inferior to the rubric used by most regional accreditation organizations.