Criminal Justice Dual Admission Program with Queensborough Community College (AS/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) AS/BS with QCC
|
45 |
| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
33 |
| Total Credits Required for A.S./B.S. Degree |
120 |
Advisor. Megan Massimiano, CUNY Justice Academy (646.557.4849, mmassimiano@jjay.cuny.edu)
Requirements. Students who are part of the CUNY Justice Academy programs need to complete only 40% of their major courses at John Jay in order to graduate, instead of the usual 50% in residency for non-CJA students. All other graduation requirements remain the same.
Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time in the joint degree program in fall of 2021 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 in the 2020-21 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Foundational Courses
Required
PLSC 101 (at QCC)
| American Government and Politics | 3 |
SOCY 101 (at QCC)
| Sociology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 6
PART ONE. CORE REQUIREMENTS
CRIM 101 (at QCC)
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| | |
CRIM 201 (at QCC)
| Policing | 3 |
| OR | |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to Police Studies | 3 |
| | |
CRIM 202 (at QCC)
| Corrections and Sentencing | 3 |
CRIM 205 (at QCC)
| Criminology | 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 |
| LAW 203 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 24
PART TWO. DIVERSITY
Select two
CRIM 204 (at QCC)
| Criminal and Justice in the Urban Community | 3 |
| OR | |
| PSC 202 | Police and Diversity | 3 |
| | |
| AFR 215 | Police and Urban Communities | 3 |
| AFR 227 | Community-based Approaches to Justice | 3 |
| COR 320 | Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context | 3 |
| LAW 313/POL 313 | The Law and Politics of Race Relations | 3 |
| LLS 250 | Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 325 | Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| PSC 235 | Women in Policing | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 6
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
| AFR 215 | Police and Urban Communities | 3 |
| AFR 232/LLS 232 | Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean | 3 |
| CJBS 377 | Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing | 3 |
| CRJ 255 | Computer Applications in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 420/SOC 420 | Women and Crime | 3 |
| CRJ 425 | Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| 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 230/COR 230 | Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System | 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 337 | Chinese Americans in Policing | 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 |
PHI 321 Police Ethics was CRJ/PHI 321
Category B. Law and Courts
Required
CRIM 203 (at QCC)
| Criminal Law | 3 |
Category C. Corrections
Select one
| AFR 227 | Community-based Approaches to Justice | 3 |
| AFR 315 | Community-based Justice in the Africana World | 3 |
| 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 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 |
Note: Courses can only be used to satisfy one area in the major.
Total Credit Hours: 9
Total Credit Hours: 45
Program Code: 32344
HEGIS (AS): 5505.00
HEGIS (BS): 2105.00