“…A growing number of studies in the last several decades have examined various differences between students majoring in criminal justice (CJ) and those studying in other disciplines (Austin & O'Neill, 1985;Farnsworth, Longmire, & West, 1998;Lambert et al, 2008;Mackey & Courtright, 2000;Mackey, Courtright, & Packard, 2006;McCarthy & McCarthy, 1981;Owen & Wagner, 2008;Tsoudis, 2000;Wolfer & Friedrichs, 2001). This type of research is typically intended to either inform CJ educators about the types of lessons or discussions that should be included in classes in order to adequately prepare students for their eventual careers, or with the goal of determining whether individuals seeking a career in the CJ system are different in some way from others.…”