John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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| Established: | 1964 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Jeremy Travis |
| Faculty: | 1,000+ (includes adjuncts) |
| Undergraduates: | 12,000+ |
| Location: | New York, NY,  United States |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Sports: | 14 teams |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot: | Bloodhound |
| Website: | www.jjay.cuny.edu |
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in midtown, Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice focus in the United States. It has about 12,000 FTE (full-time equivalent) students, including traditional, pre-career undergraduate students and those pursuing master’s degrees in several disciplines. John Jay College of Criminal Justice was founded in 1964 and was originally called the College of Police Science (COPS). Eventually, the school was expanded to incorporate many liberal arts disciplines and was renamed John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Internationally recognized as a leader in criminal justice education and research, it is also a major training facility for local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel. The college regularly invites distinguished speakers such as Janet Reno and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The school's namesake, John Jay, was the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of the founding fathers of the United States. Jay was a native of New York City, and a New York State governor.
The school also boasts a Forensic Science program, one of the few schools in the nation which offers the undergraduate degree.
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[edit] Campus
The campus consists of four buildings: the Tenth Avenue Building (T building), which also contains the Lloyd George Sealy Library, gym and pool; North Hall (N building); newly constructed Westport Building (W building) where John Jay College rents the first two floors; and one floor of the BMW building (6th floor). Administration offices are on the top floor of the T building, while the departmental offices are spread across the N building.
The College also has a student government comprised of the Student Council, the Judicial Board, and the various student organizations known collectively as "Clubs". On April 1, 2008, the student body ratified amendments to the Charter of the Student Government via a referendum during the annual Student Government elections. These amendments were authored by the Student Council's 37th President, Francis J. Balducci.
"Club Row" is the nickname in the college for a series of hallways where the student clubs are given space.[1] Student organizations that are given the title "Essential Service" by the City University of New York and include The John Jay Times, the school's theater group known as the "John Jay Players", and the campus radio station known as WJJC.[2]
The school is working on a project known as "Phase II" which involves building an additional building on 11th Avenue in New York City. The N building will also be torn down as it is old and dilapidated. As part of "Phase II," the college built "Safety Zones" in the N building, areas which were structurally reinforced so that students could be brought to them rather than evacuated in the event of an emergency.[3]
[edit] Addresses
- 899 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
- 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
- 555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
- 500 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
[edit] Admissions
John Jay College is considered a respectable college in New York City and one of the better colleges in the CUNY system. Despite its reputation, up to 30% of John Jay students drop out after their freshman year. Graduate admissions are more stringent and students are either required or recommended to submit GRE scores, depending on the program they are applying to.
[edit] Specialty
John Jay College is primarily known for it criminal justice studies and is considered one of the best graduate schools in the United States for forensic majors. It is also one of the few schools in the country that offers undergraduate forensic majors. Many students attend JJC with the intention of becoming police officers.
[edit] College Life
John Jay College does not have a typical college campus. JJC consists of four buildings, with a fifth currently under construction. The school is located in northwest midtown Manhattan near Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center.
JJC does not have its own dorms and is considered a "commuter college" as most students still live at home. Ninety-three percent of JJC students are in-state students. Many graduate students come from out of state and often live in the City College dorm called the Towers at City College.
[edit] Student Body
There are almost 13,000 undergraduate students and 1,861 graduate students.
Gender composition:
- 56% female
- 44% male
Racial/ethnic composition:
- 43% Hispanic
- 23% white
- 22% African-American
- 8% Asian
- <1% Native American
Nearly 100 different nationalities are represented in the student body.
[edit] Athletics
John Jay College has a number of NCAA division III sports teams which belong to the CUNYAC conference.
Fall: men's soccer, women's volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's cross country
Winter: men's and women's basketball, women's swimming, and rifle
Spring: baseball, softball, and men's tennis
JJC baseball in 2006 and 2007 had two very successful seasons in the CUNYAC conference. In JJC baseball history, there have been two players drafted in the MLB amateur draft: Bob Mulligan in 24th round of 1979 draft by the Twins, and Sean Gargin drafted by the Yankees in the 27th round of 1987 draft.
[edit] Degrees offered
John Jay awards bachelor's, master's degrees, and a certificate in dispute resolution. It also awards, via the CUNY Graduate Center two doctoral degrees. Double majors are prohibited.
[edit] Bachelor's
- B.S. - Computer Information Systems in Criminal Justice and Public Administration
- B.A. - Correctional Studies
- B.S. - Criminal Justice
- B.A. - Criminal Justice (B.A./M.A. offered)
- B.S. - Criminal Justice Administration and Planning (B.S./M.A. offered; B.S./M.P.A. offered)
- B.A. - Criminology
- B.A. - Deviant Behavior and Social Control
- B.S. - Fire Science
- B.A. - Fire and Emergency Services
- B.A. - Forensic Psychology (B.A./M.A. offered)
- B.S. - Forensic Science
- B.A. - Government
- B.A. - International Criminal Justice
- B.A. - Judicial Studies
- B.A. - Justice Studies (Humanities and Justice)
- B.S. - Legal Studies
- B.S. - Police Studies
- B.A. - Public Administration (B.A./M.P.A. offered)
- B.S. - Security Management
[edit] Minors
- Addiction Studies
- African-American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Corrections
- Counseling
- Criminology
- Economics
- English
- Fire Science
- Gender Studies
- Government
- History
- Law
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Police Studies
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Puerto Rican/Latin American Studies
- Russian
- Science
- Security Management
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Speech and Media/Theatre
[edit] Master's
- M.A. - Criminal Justice (B.A./M.A. offered)
- M.A. - Forensic Psychology (B.A./M.A. offered)
- M.A. - Forensic Mental Health Counseling (new)
- M.S. - Forensic Science
- M.S. - Forensic Computing
- M.S. - Protection Management
- M.P.A. - Public Administration (B.A./M.P.A. offered)
- M.P.A. - Inspector General Program
[edit] Doctoral
(at the CUNY Graduate Center)
- Ph. D. - Criminal Justice
- Ph. D. - Forensic Psychology
[edit] Certificate Program
- CUNY Dispute Resolution Certificate [1]
- Certificate in Terrorism Studies Awarded by the Center on Terrorism.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Kimberly Amato (MA) - actress and writer
- Eva Norvind (MA) - actress and director
- Dorothy Uhnak (BA) - writer
- Petri Hawkins-Byrd (BS '89) - Judge Judy bailiff
- Imette St. Guillen - murder victim who was studying at John Jay College for her master's in criminal justice at the time of her death
- Stepha Henry - murder victim who was an alumnus and an employee of John Jay College at the time of her death
Over 100 alumni and students died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.[4]
[edit] Administration
The current president of John Jay is Jeremy Travis. He became the fourth president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice on August 16, 2004. Travis succeeds Gerald W. Lynch, who had been appointed as acting president in 1975, and then was named the third president in 1977. After 30 years as president, Lynch retired in 2004 as having tenured the longest senior-level administration in City University of New York history.[5]
[edit] Popular Culture
From the Law & Order franchise, Lt. Anita Van Buren from Law & Order, ADA Ron Carver from Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and a detective on Law & Order: SVU are said to have graduated from John Jay College.
Rapper Nas mentions John Jay College in his song "Half-Time" from his most celebrated album, Illmatic.
Rap group The Lost Boyz also mentions John Jay in their song "Renee."
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