2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

Criminal Justice Dual Admission Program with Hostos 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 HCC
45
General Education 42
Electives 33
Total Credits Required for A.A./B.S. Degree 120

Advisor. Contact CJA advising at cjaadvising@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 September 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 from the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Foundational Courses

Required
POL 101 (at HCC)
American Government

3

SOC 101 (at HCC)
Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

PART ONE. CORE REQUIREMENTS

Required
CJ 101 (at HCC)
Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJ 150 (at HCC)
Role of Police in the Community

3

CJ 202 (at HCC)
Corrections and Sentencing

3

SOC 150 (at HCC)
Criminology

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

LAW 203Constitutional Law

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

PART TWO. DIVERSITY

Select two

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 202Police and Diversity

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 2 courses must be at the 300-level or above and come from different categories)

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

Required

LAW 150 (at HCC)
Criminal Law

3

Category C. Corrections

Select one

AFR 227Community-based Approaches to Justice

3

AFR 315Community-based Justice in the Africana World

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: 32247

HEGIS (AA): 5505.00

HEGIS (BS): 2105.00