A comparison of institute students' declared degrees of acceptance of the ex-convict

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare Institute of Contemporary Corrections and the Behavioral Sciences students' declared degrees of acceptance of the ex-convict, as measured by a social distance scale. Population characteristics of age, sex, racial and ethnic background, undergraduate classification, undergraduate major, criminal justice work experience, family income, and interpersonal relationships with an ex-convict were investigated as specific independent variables.