Bosco
Villavicencio
Adjunct Lecturer
Room number
HH 520.09 | 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019

Areas of expertise

Most requested topics by media
Criminal Justice / Crime Prevention & Reduction
Juvenile Justice

In the media

Print/Online
Mapping Bail Practices in the Context of Neighborhood Poverty Levels in NYC

New analysis from CJA maps arraignment bail setting in 2022 by the residential ZIP codes of the justice-involved individuals and suggests the intersection between bail setting and poverty.

https://www.nycja.org/justice-in-practice/mapping-bail-practices-in-the-context-of-neighborhood-poverty-levels-in-new-york-city 

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Education

Master of Arts (MA) - Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2020)

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Criminology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2018)

Bio

Bosco Villavicencio Jr. is an adjunct lecturer for the Department of Sociology at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Since 2019, Bosco taught introductory courses, such as sociology, criminology, deviance, and a seminar-like course on the juvenile justice system. Specializing in juvenile justice and quantitative methods, he worked under faculty and research organizations tailored to policy practices on reducing juvenile arrests, recidivism, and understanding the needs and resources of those detained pretrial. 

Bosco graduated John Jay College with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelors Degree in Criminology. And, interestingly enough, Bosco lectured at Hostos Community College and at an institution in Seoul, Korea. Therefore, with rich teaching and research background, he can confidently administer an efficient theoretical and empirical-based course for students in the Department of Sociology. 

JJC Affiliations
Sociology, Criminology, Criminal Justice
Courses Taught

CRJ 236 Victimology (Spring 2023 - Present)

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

SOC 203 Criminology (Fall 2019 - Present)

SOC 232 Social Stratification (Spring 2020 & Spring 2021)

SOC 236 Victimology (Spring 2023 - Present)

SOC 240 Social Deviance (Spring 2020 & Spring 2021)

SOC 309 Youth, Crime, and Justice (Fall 2022)

Scholarly Work

1. An Analysis of the Structural Parental Involvement on Subsequent Delinquency

This thesis examines how parental involvement and family structure relate to the prevalence of juvenile delinquency. To answer the research question, the current study used a large sample of 12th grade youth (n=1,272) from the Monitoring the Future project which includes measures on parental involvement, household structure, academic abilities, and risky behavior and delinquent behavior. The results of this secondary analysis showed a significant association between parental-child involvement measures and the delinquent outcomes examined; drinking, suspension, and skipping school. This study emphasizes the need to consider that the impact of household structure as well as that of a supportive environment provided by parental involvement on youth behavior and delinquency.

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