Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
the crimes with the offenders, how they can be repaid for their losses
through offender restitution and government compensation; and what
new services are available to help victims prevent crime and survive
attacks.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and CRJ 101 or ICJ 101
SOC 240 Social Deviance
3 hours, 3 credits
Analysis of the manner in which societies come to define certain
behaviors as deviant. Particular attention will be paid to the social
and cultural processes of social disorganization and conflict, civil
disorder and violence, crime, mental illness, suicide, addiction and
sexual deviance. Selected theories of deviance will be critically
examined.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and SOC 101
SOC 278 Political Sociology
(Same course as GOV 278 and POL 278)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course analyzes the sources of power in society, the goals of
elites and ruling classes, the attitudes of people toward authority, the
impact of political decisions on everyday life, why voters support
certain candidates and feel strongly about certain issues, whether
polls measure or shape public opinion, why political violence occurs
and how new technologies will influence the future balance of
democratic vs. dictatorial tendencies.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, and GOV 101, POL 101 or SOC 101
SOC 301 Penology
3 hours, 3 credits
Programs for the social treatment of criminals. The police system
and criminal procedure. The penal and reformatory institutions in
their physical, educational and social aspects. Probation and parole
problems. A survey of theories and practices in penology.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and SOC 203
SOC 302 Social Problems
3 hours, 3 credits
This course surveys how undesirable social conditions like poverty,
inequality, racism, sexism, corruption, pollution and overpopulation
come to be defined or ignored as social problems. Reviews the wide
variety of possible solutions to these social problems proposed by
different interest groups and social movements.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing
or above
SOC 305 The Sociology of Law
3 hours, 3 credits
An understanding of the place of legal systems within social systems
from the perspective of social theory. Systems of jurisprudence, both
civil and criminal, will be explored for their social meaning and use
as instruments of social control. Manifest and latent functions in the
administration of justice, the interactions of lawyers, police,
prosecutors and judges as well as their relations with the public will
be studied.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing
or above
SOC 290 Selected Topics in Sociology
3 hours, 3 credits
Intensive study of a topic to be announced.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, SOC 101 and permission of the instructor
SOC 308 The Sociology of Violence
3 hours, 3 credits
This course examines the changes in the methods, patterns and
meanings of violence. Special attention is paid to individual and
collective violence in the streets, in schools, at home, within the
media, by the police, by terrorists and by the military. The major
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