ABSTRACT
This chapter considers binary logistic regression to explore the influence various personal and institutional factors have on whether or not American Society of Criminology (ASC) members have discussed ethics with specific criminal justice professionals and with colleagues and students in the past year. Regardless of the discipline in which it is specifically applied, ethics generally refers to the study of what is right and wrong behavior, policies, or practices. The chapter provides a description of the methods used to conduct this study, followed by a detailed description and analysis of the research findings as they relate to the nature of the discourse on ethics in the disciplines of criminal justice and criminology. The exploratory research is to understand the current state of discourse on ethics in the disciplines of criminal justice and criminology, in terms of pedagogy, verbal dialogue, and scholarly activities. The chapter explores the extent of academic discourse on ethics.
