2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

Criminal Justice Management, BS/MPA (Inspection and Oversight)

Description. The Criminal Justice Management BS focuses on the development of leadership, supervision and analytic skills of students who aspire to executive positions in criminal justice agencies such as correctional facilities, courts, and emergency response and law enforcement agencies. The major is designed to introduce students to the American criminal justice system, expose students to management issues and methods, introduce ethical considerations, and provide students with basic academic and management skills that are needed for supervisory and executive positions.

The mission of the Master of Public Administration in Inspection and Oversight Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is to prepare students for public service careers in inspection and oversight organizations and to advance the study of Public Administration through scholarly and applied research and community service. The program seeks to inspire students to the highest ideals of citizenship and public service, reinforced by a commitment to accountability, transparency, and equity. The program offers students opportunities to acquire professional and political knowledge and skills, based on academic studies, public service experience and partnerships with faculty in scholarly endeavors.

Learning outcomes. Students will:

  • Identify the core mechanisms of public administration including the organization and management of human and financial resources. 
  • Discuss the political, economic, legal and social environments of public policy and administration.
  • Explain the unique challenges and opportunities of providing public goods and services in a diverse society. The includes the understanding of public administration and policy in an international and comparative context. 
  • Define and diagnose decision situations, collect and analyze data, develop and implement effective courses of action, and evaluate results
  • Organize and communicate information clearly to a variety of audiences by means of oral presentation, written documents and reports, and quantitative graphs, charts and tables.
  • Pre-service and in-service students synthesize and apply decision-making, leadership and management skills in public agencies or non-profit organizations. 

Credits Required.

Public Administration BS Major 21
MPA in Public Administration 42
General Education 42
Other Undergraduate Requirements   0-3 
Undergraduate Liberal Arts Electives  15-18
General Undergraduate Electives  8-11
Total Credits Required for B.S. Degree 134

MPA - Inspection & Oversight Program Director. Professor David Shapiro, Department of Public Management (dshapiro@jjay.cuny.edu)

BS Major Coordinator. Professor Simone Martin-Howard, Department of Public Management (smartin-howard@jjay.cuny.edu)

Advisor. Ms. Yvonne Purdie, Department of Public Management (212.237.8554, ypurdie@jjay.cuny.edu)

General information Bachelor's / Master's Programs application and eligibility requirements.

Additional information. Students who enrolled in the BS./MPA program in September 2023 or thereafter must complete the program in the form presented here. 

Public Administration BS Courses

Required

PAD 101Introduction to Public Administration

3

PAD 121Information in Public Administration

3

PAD 314Leadership, Supervision and Performance

3

PAD 318Decisions in Crises

3

PAD 348Justice Planning and Policy Analysis

PAD 360Court Administration

3

STA 250Principles and Methods of Statistics

3

OR

PAD 2XX
Measuring Public Policy and Administration

3

Note: Students must take PAD 2XX or STA 250 in the undergraduate portion of the program.

Subtotal: 21

Other Required Undergraduate Course

Required depending on math placement

MAT 108Social Science Math

3

OR

MAT 141Pre-Calculus

3

Subtotal: 0-3

Advisors recommendation – MAT 108 or MAT 141 may satisfy the Gen Ed Required Core in the Math and Quantitative Reasoning area. Students who have placed into or taken higher level math should see the Major Coordinator.

Undergraduate Electives

Students must complete 23-26 credits of electives to fulfill the undergraduate portion of the degree program.  15-18 credits must be in the liberal arts or sciences.  Students have free choice of electives for an additional 8-11 credits.  Students may opt to complete a minor with their elective credits being mindful of their liberal arts and sciences requirements (60 credits). 

Subtotal: 23-26

MPA in Inspection and Oversight

Quantitative Methods and Information Management

Select one of the following courses:

PAD 713Management of Information Technology

3

PAD 745Program Development and Evaluation

3

PAD 747/CRJ 747Computer Applications in Public Policy and Management

3

PAD 767Analytical Methods in Health Care Auditing and Investigation

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Specializations

There are eight areas of specialization offered under MPA Public Policy and Administration.  Students are required to complete three courses from at least one specialization.

Total Credit Hours:9

Forensic Accounting

Select three.

ACC 702Strategic Cost Management

3

ACC 703Advanced Taxation

3

ACC 705Forensic Accounting and Auditing

3

ACC 720Advanced Auditing with Analytical Applications

3

Independent and Contractual Inspection and Oversight

Required

PAD 731Oversight by Independent, Regulatory and Political Authorities

3

Electives

Choose two

CRJ 754/PAD 754Investigative Techniques

3

PAD 701Fraud, Abuse, Waste and Corruption

3

PAD 706Bureaupathology

3

PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 732The Independent Sector: Contemporary Issues in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

3

PAD 745Program Development and Evaluation

3

PAD 749Public Sector Accounting and Auditing II

3

Inspection and Oversight of Health Services

Required

Note: Students in this specialization must take PAD 767 as their required quantitative methods course in addition to the three courses below.

 

PAD 763Public Health Policy and Administration

3

PAD 764Health Services Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

3

PAD 766Inspection and Oversight of Health Care Delivery

3

Students may complete their two program electives by taking Public Health courses in the CUNY School of Public Health.

International Inspection and Oversight


Required
PAD 718International Public Policy and Administration

3

PAD 772International Inspection and Oversight

3

Choose one
CRJ 744Terrorism and Politics

3

CRJ 774Immigration and Crime

3

PAD 746Comparative Public Administration

3

PAD 759Public Oversight of Policing

3

Investigation and Operational Inspection


Required
CRJ 754/PAD 754Investigative Techniques

3

PAD 701Fraud, Abuse, Waste and Corruption

3

Choose one
CRJ 739Crime Mapping

3

CRJ 751Crime Scene Investigation

3

PAD 706Bureaupathology

3

PAD 710The Ethical and Legal Environment of Public Employment

3

PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 732The Independent Sector: Contemporary Issues in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

3

PAD 745Program Development and Evaluation

3

PAD 749Public Sector Accounting and Auditing II

3

PAD 759Public Oversight of Policing

3

Justice Policy and Oversight (Honors Specialization)


Required
CRJU 84100
Advanced Policy Analysis

CRJU 88100
Criminology and Public Policy

PAD 770Cases and Techniques in Quantitative Policy Analysis

3

CRJU88100 and CRJU 84100 requires the permission the CUNY PhD Program in Criminal Justice.

Law and Inspection and Oversight


Required
PAD 741Administrative Law and Regulation

3

Electives

At least 6 credits of Law courses must be completed at the CUNY Law School or other Law schools.

Organizational Assessment and Monitoring


Required
PAD 714Organizational Performance Assessment

3

PAD 745Program Development and Evaluation

3

Choose one
PAD 701Fraud, Abuse, Waste and Corruption

3

PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 731Oversight by Independent, Regulatory and Political Authorities

3

PAD 732The Independent Sector: Contemporary Issues in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

3

PAD 741Administrative Law and Regulation

3

PAD 748Project Management

3

PAD 749Public Sector Accounting and Auditing II

3

PAD 759Public Oversight of Policing

3

PAD 770Cases and Techniques in Quantitative Policy Analysis

3

Dual Specializations and Common Electives

Dual Specializations can only be taken within a student’s degree area.  Courses used in one specialization may not be used to fulfill the requirements for a second specialization.


Independent and Contractual Inspection and Oversight AND Organizational Assessment and Monitoring
PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 755/CRJ 755Writing for Management

3

PAD 780Internship

3

Organizational Assessment and Monitoring AND International Inspection and Oversight
PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 748Project Management

3

PAD 755/CRJ 755Writing for Management

3

PAD 758Ethics, Integrity and Accountability

3

PAD 780Internship

3

Investigation and Operational Inspection AND Organizational Assessment and Monitoring
PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 755/CRJ 755Writing for Management

3

PAD 758Ethics, Integrity and Accountability

3

PAD 780Internship

3

PMT 781Risk Analysis and Loss Prevention

3

International Inspection and Oversight AND Investigation and Operational Inspection
PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 745Program Development and Evaluation

3

PAD 755/CRJ 755Writing for Management

3

PAD 758Ethics, Integrity and Accountability

3

PAD 780Internship

3

Independent and Contractual Inspection AND Investigation and Operational Inspection
PAD 726The Politics and Process of Outsourcing

3

PAD 755/CRJ 755Writing for Management

3

PAD 780Internship

3

Research Methods and Quantitative Skills

Required
PAD 715Research Methods in Public Administration

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Required
PAD 700Public Administration

3

PAD 706Bureaupathology

3

PAD 723Assessments, Audits and Investigations in Human Resources

3

PAD 740Public Sector Inspection and Oversight

3

PAD 742Public Sector Accounting and Auditing

3

PAD 758Ethics, Integrity and Accountability

3

PAD 771Capstone Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:21
Students are advised to complete PAD 700, PAD 702 and PAD 705 within the first 15 credits of matriculation.

Subtotal: 42

Total Credit Hours: 134