Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
ANT 315 Systems of Law
3 hours, 3 credits
Cross-cultural comparison of legal systems. Consideration of
concepts of justice, rules of procedure, methods of punishment and
rehabilitation.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and a course in anthropology
or law, or junior standing or above
ANT 328 Forensic Linguistics: Language as
Evidence in the Courts (Same course as ENG 328)
3 hours, 3 credits
Forensic linguistics explores the complex relationship between
linguistics and the law. The course will consider critically the role of
language and its power in the legal process. It will also examine how
oral and written argumentation can be used or misused to the
disadvantage of social groups and thus to the detriment of minorities,
including women, children and nonnative speakers of English. The
involvement of linguists as expert witnesses in the legal process will
also be explored. One court visit is required. This course is
especially helpful for Forensic Psychology majors.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, ANT/ENG 228, and one of the
following: ANT 101, CRJ 101, PSY 101, or SOC 101
ANT 340 Anthropology and the Abnormal
3 hours, 3 credits
A study of the ways in which different societies define “abnormal
behavior,” with emphasis on the understanding of the societal basis
of the selection and labeling of certain behaviors as “abnormal.” The
social uses of deviance are examined. Roles such as the shaman, the
transvestite, the homosexual, the saint, the sinner, the jokester, the
aged and the mental defective are analyzed in the context of specific
cultures. Various forms of psychological and social therapies to treat
the abnormal are discussed, with examples drawn from both Western
and non-Western cultures.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, ANT 101 or PSY 101, and
junior standing or above
ANT 410 Independent Study
3 hours, 3 credits
A study 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 anthropology, psychology, or sociology.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and 12 credits in anthropology,
or permission of the chairperson of the department and the section
instructor
ANT 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
3 hours, 3 credits
Culturally different groups use law in the United States to assert their
rights and to maintain their cultural autonomy. They may also avoid
courts and solve disputes within their communities. This course
examines, through legal and ethnographic cases, the ways in which
culturally different groups interact with law in the United States. The
groups studied may include Native Americans and Native Hawaiians,
African Americans, Asian Americans, Mormons, Amish,
Rastafarians, Hasidic Jews, Latinos, Gypsies, gays, women and the
homeless.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
ANT 445 Culture, Psychopathology and Healing
(Formerly ANT 345) (Same course as PSY 445)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course will study and compare models of mental illness and
treatment within Western cultures, non-Western cultures and
migrating populations. Cultural notions of mental illness and healing
and applicability of Western models of psychopathology, psychiatry,
and psychotherapy to other cultures will be considered. The evolving
role of Western psychology and psychiatry within the context of
globalization of health care systems will be addressed. Topics will
include self and culture; emotions and culture; cross-cultural
diagnosis; psychotherapists, traditional healers and shamans; the
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