John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | The City University of New York

 

The major in International Criminal Justice introduces students to the nature and cause of crime at the international level and to the mechanisms for its prevention and control. Components of the criminal justice system as they apply to transnational and international crime are studied, as well as the impact of international law and human rights in addressing crimes against humanity. The major is intended to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for careers in which the globalization of crime plays an important role. It also is designed to prepare students for advanced work in graduate or professional school.

Some details:
PART 1: CORE COURSES
PART 2: FOUNDATION COURSES
PART 3: SKILLS COURSES
PART 4: SPECIALIZED AREAS
PART 5: INTERNSHIP
PART 6: CAPSTONE COURSE

Credits required: 39

Prerequisites: ECO 101, GOV 101 and SOC 101. Any two of these courses satisfy the 6-credit general education requirement in the social sciences.

Advisor: Professor Mangai Natarajan, Department of Criminal Justice (212.237.8673, mnatarajan@jjay.cuny.edu)

Additional information: Students who enrolled for the first time at the College in September 2007 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose either the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained at the Office of Undergraduate Studies or at the Lloyd George Sealy Library.

PART 1: CORE COURSES

Subtotal: 9 credits

Required
Economics 231 Global Economic Development and Crime
Government 259/Law 259 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
International Criminal Justice 101 Introduction to International Criminal Justice

PART 2. FOUNDATION COURSES

Subtotal: 9 credits

Category A
Select one
Anthropology 230 Culture and Crime
Government 250 International Law and Justice

Category B
Select one
Economics 245 International Economics
Government 257 Comparative Politics
Government 260 International Relations
Public Administration 260 International Public Administration

Category C
Required
Sociology 341 International Criminology

PART 3. SKILLS COURSES

Subtotal: 9 credits

Category A. Language Skills
Required
One 200-level foreign language course in any language other than English

Category B. Research Methods
Required

Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics
International Criminal Justice 310 Foundations of Scholarship in International Criminal Justice

PART 4. SPECIALIZED AREAS

Subtotal: 9 credits

Students select three courses from Part Four, with at least one in each category.

Category A. Global Perspectives on Crime
Select at least one
Corrections 303 Comparative Correction Systems
Economics 260 Environmental Economics, Regulation and Policy
Government 210 Comparative Urban Political Systems
Government 320 International Human Rights
Government 325 The Politics of Transnational Crime
Government 362 Terrorism and International Relations
Police Science 309 Comparative Police Systems
Police Science 415 Seminar on Terrorism
Sociology 333 Gender Issues in International Criminal Justice
Sociology 335 Migration and Crime

Category B. Area/Regional Studies
Select at least one
African-American Studies Justice 210 Drugs and Crime in Africa
African-American Studies Justice 220 Law and Justice in Africa (formerly AAJ 293)
African-American Studies Justice 229 Restorative Justice: Making Peace and Resolving Conflict
History 325 Criminal Justice in European Society, 1750 to the Present
History 380 The Secret Police in Western Society
Police Science 250 Criminal Justice in Eastern Europe
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 242/Government 242/History 242 U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 220 Human Rights and Law in Latin America
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 230/African-American Studies Justice 230 Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 250 Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America                                                                                                                                                                                  Latin American and Latina/o Studies 356 Terror and Transitional Justice in Latin America                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Latin American and Latina/o Studies 401 Seminar in Latina/o Issues: Gender, Race, Ethnicity and the Legal System
Sociology 351 Crime and Delinquency in Asia

PART 5. INTERNSHIP

Subtotal: 0-3 credits

A highly recommended elective
International Criminal Justice 381 Internship in International Criminal Justice

PART 6. CAPSTONE COURSE

Subtotal: 3 credits

Required
International Criminal Justice 401 Capstone Seminar in International Criminal Justice

Total: 39-42 credits