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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Trebilcock, J | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Griffiths, C | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-03T11:36:53Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-03T11:36:53Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02-22 | - |
| dc.identifier | ORCID iDs: Julie Trebilcock https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-0531; Clare Griffiths https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2696-7442. | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Trebilcock, J. and Griffiths, C. (2022) 'Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry', Criminology and Criminal Justice, 22 (3), pp. 480 - 497. doi: 10.1177/1748895821993843. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1748-8958 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/25023 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Copyright © The Author(s) 2021. The number of students studying criminology at university has significantly increased. Yet, criminology students have been all but ignored in research, despite being key stakeholders and ambassadors in the criminological enterprise. Drawing on the analysis of 12 in-depth interviews, we explore why students are motivated to study criminology and how these motivations are linked to their past experiences and future aspirations. Using a narrative inquiry, three types of stories emerged through our analysis: stories about (1) building on existing interests, (2) understanding the ‘self’, and (3) securing ‘justice’ and ‘helping’ others. The stories students tell about their exposure to ‘crime’ help motivate their decision to study criminology, while their engagement with the discipline, enables them to make sense of these previous experiences and of themselves. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 480 - 497 | - |
| dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | - |
| dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | - |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
| dc.subject | biography | en_US |
| dc.subject | identities | en_US |
| dc.subject | narrative criminology | en_US |
| dc.subject | public criminology | en_US |
| dc.subject | study | en_US |
| dc.subject | university | en_US |
| dc.title | Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895821993843 | - |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Criminology and Criminal Justice | - |
| pubs.issue | 3 | - |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
| pubs.volume | 22 | - |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1748-8966 | - |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s) | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers | |
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