Abstract

Criminal justice educators must create a learning environment that explores issues of justice from diverse perspectives. While textbooks offer students a foundation of knowledge regarding the events and social outcomes that characterize our justice system, many textbooks exclude the experiences of formerly incarcerated individuals. To address this gap, we designed a panel activity that featured formerly incarcerated individuals to facilitate students' learning on the factors that contribute to incarceration. The purpose of this classroom engagement panel was to improve student's understanding of the social factors that increase the risk of criminogenic activity, explore the lived experiences of individuals who have navigated carceral settings, and provide insight into the challenges formerly incarcerated individuals experience with reintegration. We created a survey using a five-point Likert scale and qualitative questions to evaluate students' perceptions of the panel engagement. The results show the panel activity was highly informative and could be utilized as a valuable teaching tool.

摘要

刑事司法教育者必须创造一个学习环境，从不同角度探讨司法问题。虽然教科书为学生提供了有关司法制度所特有的事件和社会成果的知识基础，但许多教科书都排除了以前被监禁的人的经历。为了解决这一差距，我们设计了一个小组活动，以以前被监禁的个人为特色，以促进学生学习导致监禁的因素。这个课堂互动小组的目的是增进学生对增加犯罪活动风险的社会因素的理解，探索在龋齿环境中导航的个人的生活经验，并提供有关以前被囚禁的个人在重返社会中所面临的挑战的见解。我们使用五点李克特量表和定性问题进行了调查，以评估学生对小组参与的看法。结果表明，小组活动具有很高的参考价值，可以用作有价值的教学工具。