undergraduate majors

Correctional Studies Adviser Prof. Lior Gideon
Criminal Justice Adviser Prof. Joseph King
Legal Studies Adviser Prof. Brian MacNamara
International Criminal Justice Adviser Prof. Mangai Nataragan
Police Studies Adviser Prof. Michael White
Security Management Adviser Prof. Thomas Sunderland

minors within the department:

Corrections; Law; Police Studies; Security Management

Minors require 18 credit hours with a grade of C or higher in each course. Legal Studies BS majors may not minor in Law.

undergraduate course offerings

CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION
COR 101. Institutional Treatment of the Offender COR 310. Field Work in Corrections
COR 201. The Law and Institutional Treatment COR 320. Race, Class, and Gender in a Correctional Context
COR 202. The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles COR 401. Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs
COR 250. Rehabilitation of the Offender COR 402. Administration of Community Based Correctional Programs
COR 282. Principles of Correctional Operations COR 410. Independent Study
COR 303. Comparative Correction Systems COR 494. Major Works in Corrections
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRJ 101. Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 322. Judicial and Correctional Ethics
CRJ 292. Computer Applications in Criminal Justice CRJ 410. Independent Study
CRJ 236. Victimology CRJ 420. Women and Crime
CRJ 321. Police Ethics CRJ 425. Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice
LAW
LAW 204. Criminal Law of New York LAW 320. Seminar in the Law of Search and Seizure
POLICE SCIENCE
PSC 202. Police and Community Relations PSC 306. Police Work with Juveniles
PSC 227. Police Training Programs: Goals, Content, and Administration PSC 405. Organized Crime in America
PSC 235. Women in Policing LAW/PSC 410. Independent Study
PSC 245. Community Policing PSC 415. Seminar on Terrorism
SECURITY
SEC 101. Introduction to Security SEC 270. Security of Computers and Their Data
SEC 210. Methods of Security SEC 310. Emergency Planning
SEC 211. Security Management SEC 405. Seminar in Security Problems

graduate degree programs

Criminal Justice, MA
Program Directors: Profs. William Heffernan (LPS&CJA) and Andrew Karmen (SOC)

Master of Public Administration, MAP
Program Director: Marilyn Rubin (PAD)

Protection Management, MS
Program Director: Peter Mameli (PAD)

Note: Many JJC majors are interdisciplinary and interdepartmental with advisers or directors changing periodically.

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