John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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| Established | 1964 |
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| Type | Public |
| President | Jeremy Travis |
| Faculty | 1,000+ (includes adjuncts) |
| Undergraduates | 14,000+ |
| Location | New York, NY,  United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports | 14 teams |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Bloodhound |
| Website | jjay.cuny.edu |
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a criminal justice college in New York City which has about 12,000 FTE (full-time equivalent) students, including traditional, pre-career undergraduate students and those pursuing master’s degrees in several disciplines. John Jay College of Criminal Justice was founded in 1964 and was originally called the College of Police Science (COPS). Eventually, the school was expanded to incorporate many liberal arts disciplines and was renamed John Jay College of Criminal Justice. "John Jay" is a senior college of the City University of New York and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice focus in the United States. Internationally recognized as a leader in criminal justice education and research, John Jay is also a major training facility for local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel. The college regularly invites distinguished speakers such as Janet Reno and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The school's namesake, John Jay, was the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of the founding fathers of the United States. Jay was a native of New York City, and a New York State governor.
The school also boasts a Forensic Science program, one of the few schools in the nation which offers the undergraduate degree.
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[edit] Campus
Consisting of three buildings, The Tenth Avenue Building (The T building) which also contains The Lloyd George Sealy Library, North Hall (The N building) and the newly constructed Westport Building (The W building) where John Jay College rents the first two floors.
"Club Row" is the nickname in the college for a series of hallways where the student clubs are given space. [1] Student organizations that are given the title "Essential Service" by the City University of New York include The John Jay Times, the Judicial Board ("JB"), the Student Government, the radio station, and the theater group. [2]
The school is working on a project known as "Phase II" which involves building an additional building on 11th Avenue in New York City. The N building will also be torn down as it is old and delapidated. As part of "Phase II", the college built "Safety Zones" in the N building, areas which were structurally reinforced so that students could be brought to them rather than evacuated in the event of an emergency. [3]
[edit] Athletics
John Jay College consists of Men's soccer, Women's volleyball, Women's tennis, Men and women's Cross Country in the fall. In the winter, Men and Women's basketball teams, women's swimming team and the Rifle team are in action during that time. Baseball, Softball and Men's tennis are played during the Spring.
All these sports are played at the level of NCAA division 3, belonging in the CUNYAC conference.
[edit] Addresses
- 899 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
- 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
- 555 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
- 500 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
[edit] Degrees offered
John Jay awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s degrees, and a certificate in dispute resolution. It also awards, via the CUNY Graduate Center two doctoral degrees.
[edit] Associate's
- A.S. - Correction Administration
- A.S. - Police Studies
- A.S. - Security Management
- A.S. - Criminal Justice
As of 2006, the College has brought up an issue of removing the Associate's Degree Program from the College. However, currently the Associate's Program is still available to students.
[edit] Bachelor’s
- B.S. - Computer Information Systems in Criminal Justice and Public Administration
- B.A. - Correctional Studies
- B.S. - Criminal Justice
- B.A. - Criminal Justice (B.A./M.A. offered)
- B.S. - Criminal Justice Administration and Planning (B.S./M.A. offered; B.S./M.P.A. offered)
- B.A. - Criminology
- B.A. - Deviant Behavior and Social Control
- B.S. - Fire Science
- B.A. - Fire and Emergency Services
- B.A. - Forensic Psychology (B.A./M.A. offered)
- B.S. - Forensic Science
- B.A. - Government
- B.A. - International Criminal Justice
- B.A. - Judicial Studies
- B.A. - Justice Studies (Humanities and Justice)
- B.S. - Legal Studies
- B.S. - Police Studies
- B.A. - Public Administration (B.A./M.P.A. offered)
- B.S. - Security Management
[edit] Master's
- M.A. - Criminal Justice (B.A./M.A. offered)
- M.P.A. - Public Administration (B.A./M.P.A. offered)
- M.P.A. - Inspector General Program
- M.A. - Forensic Psychology (B.A./M.A. offered)
- M.S. - Forensic Science
- M.S. - Forensic Computing
- M.S. - Protection Management
[edit] Doctoral
(via the CUNY Graduate Center)
- Ph.D. - Criminal Justice
- Ph.D. - Forensic Psychology
[edit] Certificate Program
- CUNY Dispute Resolution Certificate [4]
- Certificate in Terrorism Studies Awarded by the Center on Terrorism. Dr. Charles B. Strozier is the director of the Center.
[edit] Administration
The current president of John Jay is Jeremy Travis. He became the fourth president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice on August 16, 2004. Lynch had been named acting president in 1975 and was made permanent in 1977. After 30 years as president, he retired in 2004 as having tenured the longest senior-level administration in City University of New York history. [5]
