Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Published In
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
Keywords
Teaching, Pedagogy, Trigger warning, Victimology, Content warning
Abstract
Over the last five years, vigorous debate has been waged about the purpose, use, and impact of trigger warnings in courses offered at institutions of higher education. This debate has been largely uninformed by research findings. This study fills this gap using quantitative and qualitative data collected via surveys in a large undergraduate victimology course to explore student attitudes toward trigger warnings. Findings revealed considerable, but nuanced support for trigger warning use in victimology courses. Support does not appear to differ between crime victims and non-victims; support is higher among females than males. These findings underscore that universal decisions mandating or advocating for or against the use of trigger warnings are premature. Further study is needed with a diverse range of samples to gain a fuller picture of student attitudes about trigger warnings as well as to assess any impact of trigger warnings use on student behavior and learning.
DOI
10.1080/10511253.2018.1433221
Rights
© 2018 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Recommended Citation
Cares, A. C.; Franklin, C. A. ; Fisher, B. S. ; and Bostaph, L. G. (2019). "They Were There for People Who Needed Them": Student Attitudes Toward the Use of Trigger Warnings in Victimology Classrooms. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 30(1): 22-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2018.1433221
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Criminal Justice Education on February 2, 2018, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10511253.2018.1433221.