Title: Social support for undergraduate women pursuing a criminal justice career: an integrative literature review

Authors: Andrea M. Jones

Addresses: Ozarks Technical Community College, 1001 E Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

Abstract: There is a gap in the literature regarding how social support may change over time as perceived by women students in their first year of college and those at the final stage of their college careers - an evident limitation of the research on social support for women undergraduates in criminal justice studies. Raising awareness of the social support needed to keep undergraduate women in the criminal justice profession up to and beyond graduation is essential. Given the historical exclusion and discrimination of women in criminal justice professions, this research may drive positive social change by encouraging corrections policymakers, scholars, and educators to develop action pathways of social support activities and initiatives for women aspiring to enter and remain in the criminal justice profession.

Keywords: social support; women; criminal justice professions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2024.141575

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2024 Vol.8 No.2, pp.136 - 150

Received: 09 Apr 2024
Accepted: 30 Apr 2024
Published online: 24 Sep 2024 *

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