Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
SOC 410 Independent Study
3 hours, 3 credits
A program of reading and reporting planned and carried out under the
guidance of a faculty member. Concerned with a selected topic,
issue, or area of interest in sociology, anthropology, or psychology.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and 12 credits in sociology or
permission of the department and the section instructor
SOC 420 Women and Crime
(Same course as CRJ 420)
3 hours, 3 credits
A seminar to explore in depth three aspects of the relationship
between women and crime: 1) women as offenders, including the
range, intensity, and growing nature of female criminality; 2) women
as victims of crime, including abused women, rape victims and the
victimization aspects of prostitution; 3) women as social control
agents.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 101, senior standing, CRJ
101, ICJ 101, or PSC 101, or permission of the section instructor
SOC 430-431 Criminology Research Internship
Students will spend 8 hours per week for a total of 96 hours per
semester in the field and 15 hours per semester in seminars. 3 credits
Supervised field experience as a research assistant. Students assist in
research conducted by criminal justice agencies or on academic
research projects. Training includes practical application of research
skills such as data collection and interviewing. Through the College
Internship Office, placement is arranged by the Criminology major
coordinator in consultation with the student.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, admission to the honors track
of the Criminology major, and completion of both SSC 325 and STA
250, or completion of one with concurrent enrollment in the other
during the first semester of the internship
SOC 435 Current Controversies in Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse
3 hours, 3 credits
This seminar will focus on recurring social controversies in alcohol
and substance abuse. It will examine the societal impact of public
policy in these areas upon law enforcement, health care, organized
crime, civil liberties and social norms. The course will be of great
value to persons working in these areas in obtaining the information
and perspectives needed to be sensitive to bureaucratic and sociopolitical
considerations.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, SOC 260, and SOC 110/ANT
110/PSY 110, or permission of the instructor. For Criminal Justice
majors: 6-9 credits in the alcohol and substance abuse concentration.
SOC 440a Senior Seminar (Criminology)
3 hours, 3 credits
An examination of selected issues and problems — theoretical and
empirical — that are important to contemporary criminology. The
instructor will select these issues after consultation with members of
the seminar.
Note: Students who entered the College before Fall 2010 should
complete SOC 440a, students who entered after Fall 2010 should
complete SOC 440b.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, senior standing, and SOC 203
SOC 440b Senior Seminar (Criminology)
3 hours, 3 credits
In this capstone course for the Criminology major, students will
examine selected theoretical and empirical issues and problems that
are important to contemporary criminology. Students will write a
research proposal or an empirically based research paper.
Note: Students who entered the College before Fall 2010 should
complete SOC 440a, students who entered after Fall 2010 should
complete SOC 440b
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