2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

Criminal Justice Dual Admission Program with Kingsborough Community College (AA/BS)

Learning outcomes. Students will:

  • Understand the historical development, functions and roles of each component of the criminal justice system.
  • Describe and critically examine the major criminological theories on crime causation and prevention, and apply them to criminal justice practice.
  • Critically analyze the social response to crime and the practice of criminal justice.
  • Demonstrate the ability to access, conduct, interpret, and apply criminal justice research.

Credits Required.

Criminal Justice (Institutional Theory and Practice) AA/BS with KCC
42
General Education 42
Electives 36
Total Credits Required for A.A./B.S. Degree 120

Advisor. Megan Massimiano (646.557.4849, mmassimiano@jjay.cuny.edu)

Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time in the joint degree program in fall of 2012 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Studies (212.484.1347, undergrad@jjay.cuny.edu).

Foundational Courses

Required

POL 5100 (at KCC)
American Government and Politics

3

SOC 3100 (at KCC)
Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

PART ONE. CORE REQUIREMENTS

POL 6300 (at KCC)
Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

POL 6400 (at KCC)
Crime and Punishment

3

POL 6600 (at KCC)
Constitutional Law

3

POL 6900 (at KCC)
Policing

3

POL 7000 (at KCC)
Corrections and Sentencing

3

CJBS 250Research Methods and Statistics for Criminal Justice

3

CJBS 300Criminal Justice: Theory in Practice

3

CJBS 415Capstone Seminar for BS in Criminal Justice

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

PART TWO. DIVERSITY

Select one

Required

POL 7200 (at KCC)
Minorities and the Criminal Justice System

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

PART THREE. DISTRIBUTION AREAS

Select three courses, one from each category A-C, at least 2 courses must be at the 300-level or above

Category A. Police

Select one

CJBS 377Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing

3

CRJ 255Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 321Police Ethics

CRJ 425Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice

3

PHI 321Police Ethics

PSC 107Introduction to Criminal Investigations

3

PSC 201Police Organization and Administration

3

PSC 204The Patrol Function

3

PSC 216Crime Mapping

3

PSC 227Police Training Programs: Goals, Content and Administration

3

PSC 271/PSY 271Psychological Foundations of Police Work

3

PSC 300Police Management and Administration in the U.S.

3

PSC 306Police Work with Juveniles

3

PSC 309Comparative Police Systems

3

PSC 321Police Ethics

3

PSC 324Police Use of Force: Legal, Theoretical and Practical Implications

3

PSC 340Planning for Police Operations and Management

3

PSC 380Selected Topics in Police Science

3

PSC 385Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Police Science

3

PSC 405Organized Crime in America

3

PSC 415Seminar on Terrorism

3

PSY 271/PSC 271Psychological Foundations of Police Work

3

Category B. Law and Courts

Required

POL 6700 (at KCC)
The American Legal System: the Courts

3

Category C. Corrections

Select one

COR 201The Law and Institutional Treatment

3

COR 202The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles

3

COR 230/PSC 230Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System

3

COR 250Rehabilitation of the Offender

3

COR 282Principles of Correctional Operations

3

COR 303Comparative Correction Systems

3

COR 310Fieldwork in Corrections

3

COR 320Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context

3

COR 380Selected Topics in Corrections

3

COR 385Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Corrections

3

COR 401Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs

3

COR 402Administration of Community-based Corrections Programs

3

COR 415Major Works in Corrections

3

COR 430Senior Seminar in Correctional Studies

3

CRJ 322/PHI 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3

PHI 322/CRJ 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3


Note: Courses can only be used to satisfy one area in the major.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 42