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
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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 250 | Research Methods and Statistics for Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJBS 300 | Criminal Justice: Theory in Practice | 3 |
| CJBS 415 | Capstone 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 377 | Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing | 3 |
| CRJ 255 | Computer Applications in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 321 | Police Ethics | |
| CRJ 425 | Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| PHI 321 | Police Ethics | |
| PSC 107 | Introduction to Criminal Investigations | 3 |
| PSC 201 | Police Organization and Administration | 3 |
| PSC 204 | The Patrol Function | 3 |
| PSC 216 | Crime Mapping | 3 |
| PSC 227 | Police Training Programs: Goals, Content and Administration | 3 |
| PSC 271/PSY 271 | Psychological Foundations of Police Work | 3 |
| PSC 300 | Police Management and Administration in the U.S. | 3 |
| PSC 306 | Police Work with Juveniles | 3 |
| PSC 309 | Comparative Police Systems | 3 |
| PSC 321 | Police Ethics | 3 |
| PSC 324 | Police Use of Force: Legal, Theoretical and Practical Implications | 3 |
| PSC 340 | Planning for Police Operations and Management | 3 |
| PSC 380 | Selected Topics in Police Science | 3 |
| PSC 385 | Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Police Science | 3 |
| PSC 405 | Organized Crime in America | 3 |
| PSC 415 | Seminar on Terrorism | 3 |
| PSY 271/PSC 271 | Psychological 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 201 | The Law and Institutional Treatment | 3 |
| COR 202 | The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles | 3 |
| COR 230/PSC 230 | Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| COR 250 | Rehabilitation of the Offender | 3 |
| COR 282 | Principles of Correctional Operations | 3 |
| COR 303 | Comparative Correction Systems | 3 |
| COR 310 | Fieldwork in Corrections | 3 |
| COR 320 | Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context | 3 |
| COR 380 | Selected Topics in Corrections | 3 |
| COR 385 | Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Corrections | 3 |
| COR 401 | Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs | 3 |
| COR 402 | Administration of Community-based Corrections Programs | 3 |
| COR 415 | Major Works in Corrections | 3 |
| COR 430 | Senior Seminar in Correctional Studies | 3 |
| CRJ 322/PHI 322 | Judicial and Correctional Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 322/CRJ 322 | Judicial 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