Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
government; business cycles; money creation and the banking
system; economic stabilization policies, including deficit financing
and taxation; international trade, and prospects for sustainable
development. Alternative theoretical perspectives are introduced.
Examples are drawn from the global economy.
ECO 170 Introduction to the Economics of Crime
and Social Problems
3 hours, 3 credits
This course analyzes the links between socioeconomic conditions and
crime. Paired topics include: recession and domestic violence,
affluence and white collar crime, poverty and robbery/theft, youth
labor frustrations and youth crime, illegal drug markets and
addict/dealer crime, prostitution, unemployment and crime rates,
government budgets and police spending, and income bias and the
criminal justice system. Basic economic literacy is taught as part of
this course.
economic resources in the computation of national income and future
growth; fiscal and monetary policies; capital and labor markets; and
the open economy in terms of trade and currency exchange.
Discussion of stabilization and market operations will incorporate the
normative principles underlying measures that are essential for the
efficient allocation of resources and optimal economic outcomes.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, ECO 101
ECO 225 Microeconomics
3 hours, 3 credits
Microeconomics examines how individuals, groups and businesses
make decisions to allocate scarce resources and the effects of
government intervention on these processes. Course topics include:
utility maximization, illegal behavior, profit maximization, partial
equilibrium, imperfect competition, externalities, public goods and
selected special topics.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, ECO 101
ECO 215 Economics of Regulation and the Law
3 hours, 3 credits
This course examines the microeconomic theory used to justify
government regulation. Business and consumer behavior is analyzed
in light of government intervention. Applications include
environmental regulations, occupational safety regulations, securities
regulations, bank regulations and a special emphasis is placed on
antitrust law.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ECO 101
ECO 220 Macroeconomics
3 hours, 3 credits
Macroeconomics involves the study of national economic variables
such as income, saving, employment and general price level. This
course is structured to give students an understanding of
macroeconomics from diverse theoretical perspectives for the
advanced study of macroeconomics. It considers the sustained use of
ECO 231 Global Economic Development and Crime
3 hours, 3 credits
This course discusses the means and obstacles to attaining healthy,
sustainable economic development in the globalized economy with
particular attention to the role of crime. General topics include
economic theory, sustainability, investment, environment, education,
poverty, inequality, gender relationships, labor conditions,
agriculture, urbanization and migration, and international trade.
Examples of related crime topics include child labor, sweatshop
labor, environmental crime, illegal economic activity, corruption,
smuggling and money laundering.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ECO 101
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