Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
SOC 215 Social Control and Gender: Women in
American Society
3 hours, 3 credits
The effects of various systems of social control on women in
American society. The systematic impact of race, ethnicity, informal
and formal sources of social control of women, ranging from
traditional family sex roles to the treatment of women by courts and
prisons, health care institutions and schools. Examination of
organized efforts by women to change both their social roles and
organized institutions.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and one of the following: SOC 101, PSY
101 or ANT 101
SOC 216 Probation and Parole: Principles and
Practices
3 hours, 3 credits
Administrative organization and management in the probation and
parole systems. Recruitment, training, assignment and supervision of
probation/parole officers.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 222 Sociology of Mass Communication
3 hours, 3 credits
Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between mass
communications and the criminal justice system. This course will
focus on the rise of mass media, its institutionalization and its
socioeconomic context. Students will utilize techniques of "content
analysis" to assess the image of the police, courts, criminals, prisons,
etc., as presented in the media. The social-psychological process
through which such messages shape and influence public attitudes
will be explored. A highlight of this course will be several in-depth
interviews with distinguished members of the mass media and
criminal justice communities.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 224 Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises
Management Issue
(Same course as ANT 224, PHI 224 and PSY 224)
3 hours, 3 credits
Death and dying will be viewed from the perspectives of a variety of
academic disciplines and applied fields. The course will deal with the
dying process: the different cultural practices and beliefs related to this
process; its impact on the individual and his or her family particularly in
the areas of grief, mourning and restructuring of the family; and it will
examine the ways different occupational groups are routinely involved
with death and dying and the methods they evolve to manage it for others
and cope with it themselves. The course will also explore different types
of death, death at different periods in the life cycle, euthanasia, abortion
and ethical, religious existential issues related to death and dying. The
course will be multidisciplinary.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and an introductory course in sociology,
anthropology, philosophy, or psychology
SOC 232 Social Stratification
3 hours, 3 credits
This course reveals that there are social classes in America as well as
individuals and groups; how all societies have classes within them;
how different interests cause conflicts between the classes; how
members of various classes have different attitudes and life styles;
how class differences influence personality, sexual behavior, job
preferences, health, criminal activity and treatment by the justice
system; and what patterns and trends exist for individual and group
mobility up and down the social ladder.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 236 Victimology
(Same course as CRJ 236)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course focuses on the victims rather than the offenders: why
they have been "rediscovered" recently, why they often do not report
crimes to the police, how some victims might share responsibility for
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