Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
COMPUTER LITERACY (Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science)
CLT 101 Computer Literacy
3 hours, 3 credits
This course examines the concepts and skills that enable the student
to use personal and mainframe computers as a consumer or to
progress to more advanced work in many disciplines in the sciences
and humanities. Students will use personal computers as well as
learn how to access the large mainframe system. The course explores
the computer as a research tool, its role in modern society, and
examines its organizational, social and ethical implications.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (Office of
Internships and Cooperative
Education)
CEP 390-391 Cooperative Education Program
3 hours, 3 credits
Independent study with a member of the faculty, open to students in
the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Cooperative Education
Program. Individual conferences with the faculty sponsor, readings
appropriate to the agency placement and an analytical essay or
research paper. (Offered every semester for students selected to
participate in Cooperative Education with participating federal law
enforcement agencies.)
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and admission to the
Cooperative Education Program
CORRECTIONS (Department of Law,
Police Science and Criminal Justice
Administration)
COR 101 Institutional Treatment of the Offender
3 hours, 3 credits
Introduction to the principles and practices of the treatment accorded
to offenders in various types of correctional institutions. The basic
organization of a department including custody, security and control
procedures, and elements of a treatment program.
COR 201 The Law and Institutional Treatment
3 hours, 3 credits
The process of law from arrest to release from confinement in its
relation to correctional principles and practices. Functions of the
police, defense, prosecution, courts, probation, correction, parole.
Civil rights of the accused and the convicted. Legal documents
relating to commitment, bail, fines and writs.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, sophomore standing or above and one of the
following: COR 101, CRJ 101, or ICJ 101
COR 202 The Administration of Correctional
Programs for Juveniles
3 hours, 3 credits
Problems, procedures and policies in the administration of juvenile
detention centers, youth houses and state training schools; the
probation service in juvenile courts; halfway houses and aftercare
supervision; special institutions for defective delinquents and
youthful narcotics addicts; the Borstal and “approved school”
programs in England. Field trips to juvenile institutions.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, sophomore standing or above and one of the
following: COR 101, CRJ 101, or ICJ 101
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