Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
theories explaining the causes of violence, and important research
about attitudes toward violence and the use of force to bring about
change are reviewed.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing
or above
SOC 309 Juvenile Delinquency
3 hours, 3 credits
Sociological, psychological and biological factors in juvenile
delinquency. A survey of theories of juvenile delinquency. Modern
trends in prevention and treatment.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing
or above
SOC 310 Culture and Personality
(Same course as ANT 310 and PSY 310)
3 hours, 3 credits
The factors in, and the effects of, cultural conditioning on the
biological foundations of personality. A study, on a cross-cultural
basis, of the conditioning factors of child care and training, group
value attitudes, practices and culture forms, with reference to basic
personality formation.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, junior standing or above, and
one of the following: ANT 101, PSY 101 or S0C 101
SOC 314 Theories of Social Order
3 hours, 3 credits
This course explores the contributions of sociological theorists
toward an understanding of the conditions under which social orders
are established, sustained, and/or transformed. Topics include issues
concerning the mechanisms and the roles of institutions of social
control, and political and economic power.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, and junior standing
or above
SOC 315 Modern Sociological Theory
3 hours, 3 credits
This course reveals the basic principles common to societies around
the world and throughout time, and how social theories are used to
guide policy and spark change. Sociological theories are contrasted
with major psychological, economic, and political outlooks about
human behavior. The modern theories grapple with crucial issues like
the reasons for revolution, the problems with developing nations, the
effects of bureaucratization, the roots of alienation, and the role of
ideology and the media in shaping courses.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, SOC 314
SOC 333 Gender Issues in International Criminal
Justice
3 hours, 3 credits
This course will examine the role of gender in crime and criminal justice
and will cover the following topics from a cross-cultural comparative
perspective: 1) women as offenders, including the range of offenses, their
seriousness, and changes in the nature; 2) women as victims, including
abused women, rape victims, and women forced into prostitution; 3)
women as social control agents/professionals in the criminal justice
systems (as attorneys, police officers, correctional officers, etc.).
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, junior standing or above, and
one of the following: SOC 101, CRJ 101 or ICJ 101
SOC 335 Migration and Crime
3 hours, 3 credits
This course asks what changes take place when a population moves
from a rural to an urban area, from one country to another and from a
pre-industrial to an industrial society. Theories of the links of
migration with crime and entrepreneurship are tested for both past
and current immigrant groups. The sub-economies and subcultures
that immigrants create are also considered.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101 and junior standing
or above
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