2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

Criminal Justice Dual Admission Program with Borough of Manhattan 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 BMCC
45
General Education 42
Electives 33
Total Credits Required for A.A./B.S. Degree 120

Advisor. For advisement questions, contact cjaadvising@jjay.cuny.edu.

Advising information. Advising Resources Pages for CUNY Justice Academy programs including a Sample Four Year Advising Plan.

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 found in the 2020-21 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Foundational Courses

Required

Required
POL 100 (at BMCC)
American Government

3

SOC 100 (at BMCC)
Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

PART ONE. CORE REQUIREMENTS

CRJ 101 (at BMCC)
Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 102 (at BMCC)
Criminology

3

CRJ 200 (at BMCC)
Constitutional Law

3

CRJ 201 (at BMCC)
Policing

3

CRJ 202 (at BMCC)
Corrections

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

Required
CRJ 204 (at BMCC)
Criminal Justice and the Urban Community

3

 

And one of:

 

AFR 215Police and Urban Communities

3

AFR 227Community-based Approaches to Justice

3

COR 320Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context

3

LAW 313/POL 313The Law and Politics of Race Relations

3

LLS 250Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America

3

LLS 325Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice

3

PSC 235Women in Policing

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

PART THREE. DISTRIBUTION AREAS

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

Category A. Police

Select one

AFR 215Police and Urban Communities

3

AFR 232/LLS 232Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean

3

CJBS 377Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing

3

CRJ 255Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 420/SOC 420Women and Crime

3

CRJ 425Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice

3

LLS 250Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America

3

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 230/COR 230Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System

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 337Chinese Americans in Policing

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

Category B. Law and Courts

Select one

CRJ 203 (at BMCC)
Criminal Law

3

OR

LAW 209Criminal Law

3

 

AFR 220Law and Justice in Africa

3

AFR 320Perspectives on Justice in the Africana World

3

CJBS 377Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing

3

CRJ 322/PHI 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3

EJS 240Environmental Crime

3

LAW 202Law and Evidence

3

LAW 204Criminal Law of New York

3

LAW 206The American Judiciary

3

LAW 212The Criminal Process and the Criminal Procedure Law

3

LAW 213/COM 213The Impact of the Mass Media on the Administration of Justice

3

LAW 259/POL 259Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

3

LAW 301Jurisprudence

3

LAW 310/PHI 310Ethics and Law

3

LAW 320Seminar in the Law of Search and Seizure

3

LAW 370/PSY 370Psychology and the Law

3

LAW 380Selected Topics in Law

3

LAW 401Problems of Constitutional Development

3

LAW 420/PAD 420Contemporary Administration and the Judiciary

3

LAW 340Employment Discrimination Law, Affirmative Action and Police Organization

3

LLS 250Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America

3

LLS 325Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice

3

LLS 341Immigrant Rights in the Americas

3

LLS 356Terror and Transitional Justice in Latin America

3

Note: CRJ 203 is no longer offered at BMCC as of Fall 2016.

Category C. Corrections

Select one

AFR 227Community-based Approaches to Justice

3

AFR 317Environmental Racism

3

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 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


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

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 45

Program Code: 33085

HEGIS (AA): 5505.00

HEGIS (BS): 2105.00