Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
PSC 223 Personnel Administration and Supervision
3 hours, 3 credits
The essentials of personnel management and fundamentals of
supervision and leadership as applied to administration.
Consideration of supervisory problems with a police/security system.
Application of labor relations to effective performance. Topics
include discipline, motivation, training, job classification, salary
standards and promotion.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: PSC 101, CRJ 101
or ICJ 101
PSC 227 Police Training Programs: Goals, Content
and Administration
3 hours, 3 credits
An examination and evaluation of various police training programs,
both historical and current: goals, purposes, course content and
teaching techniques of such programs. An examination of their
organization, administration, financing, and relationship to police
departments, universities, foundations, and city, state and federal
agencies.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: PSC 101, CRJ 101
or ICJ 101
PSC 230 Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice
System (Same course as COR 230)
3 hours, 3 credits
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the causes of
sexual crimes and how sex offenders are dealt with throughout the
criminal justice process. There is an analysis of the laws that relate to
sex offenders and the cyclical nature of sex offender legislation. The
course examines the difficulty of balancing rights of the offenders
and rights of the community, and what forms of community
protection are viable for these individuals. By the end of the course,
students should have an understanding of sex offender typologies,
types of treatment offered, laws and policies regarding sex crimes,
and the likely future direction of legislation.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: COR 101, PSC
101, CRJ 101 or ICJ 101
PSC 235 Women in Policing
3 hours, 3 credits
An analysis of the social and political forces that guided the evolution
of women’s role in policing from ancillary specialist to integrated
member of the police establishment. Role enhancement from “Police
Matron” to “Policewoman” to “Police Officer” is studied against the
backdrop of women’s reform movements. Title VII, Equal
Opportunity Act of 1972 and Supreme Court rulings abolishing
barriers to women in policing are examined. Study of women police
in other countries, in state and federal agencies. Topics include
female officers’ occupational role conflicts; performance on patrol;
coping with physical and psychological stressors — male peer
prejudice, jealous mates, favoritism, sexual harassment; women’s
special attributes in policing; female detectives; the future, including
the role of women in key policy-making decisions.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: PSC 101, CRJ 101
or ICJ 101
PSC 245 Community Policing
3 hours, 3 credits
An overview of the major concepts and issues involved in what many
consider to be a major fundamental shift in the approach and
operations of modern policing. Topics include the origins, meaning,
development, experiences and the record of community policing.
Course also explores various assessments of the advantages and
disadvantages of community policing.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: PSC 101, CRJ 101 or ICJ 101
PSC 250 Criminal Justice in Eastern Europe
3 hours, 3 credits
This course examines in detail the criminal justice systems in various
Eastern European countries including the police, defense and
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