Led by James Doyle, Consulting Director, The Center exploits the broad array of disciplines and techniques within its affiliated scientists and professionals by using them to work with the expert local practitioners who bring their knowledge to the streets.

Forensic Science & Criminalistics
The Department of Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is ideally suited to train future leaders in the forensic sciences.  Forensic Science is most broadly defined as the application of the natural sciences to matters involving the law.  In our increasingly complex society, legal problems arise which cannot be resolved without scientific input.  By virtue of their special expertise, forensic scientists are ideally suited to provide this input.  John Jay’s forensic science program contributes to the field through undergraduate and graduate level education and through cutting edge research.

Psychology
The Psychology Department at John Jay College has been engaged in forensic psychology research and training since the 1970’s.  Its 39 full-time faculty have special expertise in all areas of psychology as it relates to the legal system and are committed to strong teaching and mentoring of our diverse student body.  The Department offers the undergraduate and master’s degrees in Forensic Psychology and by housing the City University of New York’s Doctoral Program in Forensic Psychology.  The Department endorses the scientist-practitioner model of doctoral education in psychology, maintaining a balance between research training and strong clinical preparation.

Law & Police Science
The faculty of the Department of Law & Police Science includes experts in criminal justice, corrections, security management, law & police science with national and international reputations from their publications and research.  The Department conducts  research and provides training to city, state and international agencies and supports a number of undergraduate majors and masters level programs at John Jay.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice (www.jjay.cuny.edu)
An international leader in educating for justice, John Jay College of The City University of New York offers a rich liberal arts and professional studies curriculum to upwards of 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students from over 135 nations.  In teaching, scholarship and research, the College approaches justice as an applied art and science in service and as an ongoing conversation about fundamental human desires for fairness, equality, and the rule of law.

< Go Back