New Study on New York City & State Also Shows Racial Differences in Arrest Rates Persist (New York, NY) – Misdemeanor arrests across New York State, particularly New York City and upstate cities...

With social responsibility playing a pivotal role in their work, Adjunct Professor Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, invited acclaimed film director Spike Lee, to speak to her American Cultural...

Reducing arrests. Keeping people at home with their families. Building smaller, safer, and fairer justice systems. These very familiar goals are the reason why, 25 years ago, Midtown Community Court...

On December 11, John Jay’s Athletics Department hosted its annual Homecoming celebration which brought together almost 1,000 students, alumni, faculty, and staff, at the doghouse. The moment the...

“Research sits at the core of our mission to educate for justice. The research that our faculty and students perform has lasting, positive impacts on our society.” —Karol V. Mason, President of John...

“In many respects, the film screening program has become a pipeline to the pipeline.” —Baz Dreisinger There’s a natural synergy between art and education. “Through arts education, people can discover...

“My mom would bring us to the holiday party to get our gifts. Depending on the year, that could have been the only gift I got.”— Naomi Nwosu-Stewart During this time of year, it’s pretty easy to get...

On December 6, John Jay held its 11 th annual First-Year Student Showcase, highlighting the research and creativity of the freshman class. The showcase gave students—many of whom have never conducted...

On Wednesday, November 14, the John Jay community came together to raise over $204,167 for our students. Our initial goal of raising $50,000 for the Student Emergency Fund was surpassed, raising $104...

The thought of federal employees being dragged into humiliating interrogations because they didn’t wear lipstick, seemed too masculine or feminine, or went to a bar or a party with other gay people,...