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Behind the Badge: NYPD Officer Michael Balioni ’11, ’23 on Destigmatizing Addiction and Mental Illness

Since its inception, John Jay College has been an institution proud to educate public safety leaders in law enforcement, fire suppression, and emergency medical services. Every day, these brave...

John Jay Named Military-Friendly School; Receives Gold Award For Service To Veteran Students

March 2022 – John Jay College of Criminal Justice was named a 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School and received a Gold Award for its commitment and support of military and veteran students. The...

Shania Roseborough ’22: New York Giants Touchdown Fellowship Unlocks Life-Changing Internship

“When I learned that I had received the New York Giants Touchdown Fellowship, I let out a long sigh of relief,” says Shania Roseborough ’22 . “I knew that with this fellowship I’d be able to focus on...

Professor Lisandro Pérez appointed to Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Scholarly Advisory Committee

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) recently established their Scholarly Advisory Committee and named Latin American and Latinx Studies Professor Lisandro Pérez, Ph.D., as...

Join President Karol Mason, former U.S. Secretary Jeh Johnson, New York State Public Officials, LIFT and Proskauer Leaders as they Discuss Race & Poverty in Family Courts

On Tuesday, April 5, from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. John Jay College President Karol V. Mason, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, New York City Council Member Keith Powers, New York...

New York Giants Touchdown Fellow Shambaleed Nayyer ’22 Aims to Decriminalize Mental Illness in Pakistan

After reading about a schizophrenic man on death row in her native Pakistan, Shambaleed Nayyer ’ 22 was determined to create a fairer justice system that decriminalizes mental illness. She came to...

National Criminal Justice Month: NYPD Police Officer La’shaun Greene ’19 ’23 Relies on Her Instincts and Education

La’shaun Greene ’19 ’23, who is earning an MA in criminal justice, has always been driven to help others. At every turn in her education and career journey, she’s sought out ways to serve the public...

National Criminal Justice Month: Lauren Moton ’23 Empowers Victims of Human Trafficking

Lauren Moton’s ’23 doctoral research with Associate Professor Samantha Majic, Ph.D., and Research Professor Meredith Dank, Ph.D., focuses on better understanding the lives, concerns, and issues...

Research on the Rise: Arjanita Elezaj’s ’23 Research Attracts International Attention

“ Research sits at the core of our mission to educate for justice,” says President Karol V. Mason. The remarkable research that our esteemed faculty, students, and alumni perform directly impacts our...

Academic Excellence: Shivanie Hariram ’23 Lands Fellowship and Consulting Job with the Help of the LEAP Program

In order to successfully navigate our rapidly changing world, it’s paramount that students seek to achieve academic excellence throughout their journey at John Jay College. The students featured in...

John Jay’s Women in Law Enforcement Symposium Receives Community Engagement Award

John Jay College’s second annual Women in Law Enforcement Symposium was named the winner of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Community Engagement Award by the ACJS National Criminal...

In search for source of our evolutionary distinctiveness, John Jay College student researchers discover genes unique to humans

A team of student researchers from John Jay College of Criminal Justice has discovered human microRNA genes not shared with any other primate species and which may have played an important role in...

National Criminal Justice Month: Adrian S. Goodwin, NYPD Detective Investigator and Hostage Negotiator

Since 2015, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective Investigator and Hostage Negotiator Adrian S. Goodwin has been an Adjunct Professor in John Jay’s Department of Law, Police Science and...

The Power of Internships: Jennifer Tamay ’22 Lands Full-Time Job at Catholic Charities

Jennifer Tamay ’22 has always wanted to help uplift immigrant families, so when Professor of Sociology Maria Volpe, Ph.D., told her about a virtual internship opportunity with Catholic Charities of...

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