Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Study of Student Engagement, Perceptions, and Academic Performance

Volume 37, Issue 2, June 2026
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Eric Cooke Samantha Kopf Mackenzie Grace Jaclyn Keen Criminal Justice Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, USAEric Cooke is an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University. His primary research interests include life-course and developmental criminology, developmental processes and trajectories, biopsychosocial criminology, risky behaviors among adolescents and young adults, the effects that early life adversities have on later life outcomes.Samantha Kopf is an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University. Her primary research interests include life-course and developmental criminology, the effects of early life turning points (such as juvenile arrest and victimization) have on later life outcomes (such as family relationships, employment, and civic engagement), and victimology.Mackenzie Grace is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University. Her research interests include examining relationship dynamics in young adulthood and testing criminological theory.Jaclyn Keen is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University. Her research interests include correctional rehabilitation and programming, community corrections, risk/needs assessments, gender-responsive strategies, and substance addiction pathways and treatment.

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