PUBLISHING AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN CRIMINOLOGISTS - A DEVALUING EXPERIENCE

Requirements for promotion and tenure historically have involved three distinct areas: teaching, service, and research. African American cri minologists who have entered academia are expected to conduct research and to publish, although many of their contributions in criminal just ice policy and theory development are neglected. A cursory glance thro ugh most mainstream criminal justice journals reveals a conspicuous ab sence of publications by minority scholars. Some studies have demonstr ated an awareness of this situation, but most have Sailed to explore i t in sufficient detail. The present study was designed: (Ij to provide a demographic profile of African American criminologists in higher ed ucation, (2) to address practices of inclusion and exclusion, (3) to e xamine the publication experiences of African American criminologists, and (4) to examine preferences for teaching and research among Africa n American criminologists. Results indicate that African American crim inologists (Ij are currently employed al predominantly research instit utions (despite a general failure to publish while in graduate school) ; (2) are mostly undecided about whether they are treated fairly);by j ournal editors; (3) are less likely to publish in mainstream criminal justice/criminology journals; and (4) display an equal preference for- both teaching and research. The implications of these findings are dis cussed in the context of social isolation, alienation and exclusionary practices in higher education. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.