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Center on Media, Crime and Justice ‘Under the Gun’ Roundtable Mentioned in the Minneapolis Star Tribune New York, NY, May 16, 2013 - The Under the Gun roundtable hosted by the College’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice was featured in the Star Tribune, MN. Titled “In New York, Rybak Voices Frustration with Gun Availability,” the article highlighted comments made by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter before an audience of news editors who attended the two-day discussion on gun violence and gun laws in the United States. More

From Life in the Shadows to a DREAM Fellowship New York, NY, May 14, 2013 - Being an immigrant in the United States is tough enough. When you’re undocumented, the difficulties escalate exponentially. Just ask Mehdi Mahraoui, or Danyeli Rodriguez, or Korede Griffith – all John Jay students from other countries who have struggled to overcome the challenges of being an undocumented immigrant. More

Two John Jay Students Accepted into Harvard’s Latino Leadership Initiative Program New York, NY, May 13, 2013 - Melissa Manrique, a BA/MA student in Forensic Psychology, and Sabrina Jimenez Pestel, an Economics major, have been accepted into the highly competitive Kennedy School’s Latino Leadership Initiative Program at Harvard University that only selects 42 of the country’s most outstanding undergraduates who have shown commitment to serving the Latino community. More

Professor Glenn Corbett Receives Award for Lifetime of Service in Fire Safety New York, NY, May 13, 2013 - For thousands of years fire has meant both death and life for humans, from uncontrollable forest fires to the flames that ignited the first steam engines of the industrial revolution. For Associate Professor and alumnus Glenn Corbett, former Chair of the Protection Management Department, who received the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference, his life’s passion and work have revolved around fire. More

Professor Waterston Serves as Editor of the American Anthropological Association’s Newest Publication New York, NY, May 10, 2013 - Professor Alisse Waterston of John Jay College’s Department of Anthropology is the editor of a bold new experiment in scholarly publishing that was recently unveiled by the American Anthropological Association (AAA). More

Professor Browne-Marshall Wins Journalism Awards from the Delaware Press Association New York, NY, May 10, 2013 - Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Associate Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay, received four journalism awards at the Delaware Press Association dinner in May. Professor Browne-Marshall, a legal correspondent who covers the U.S. Supreme Court and national law issues, earned two first place awards, a second place and an honorable mention for her syndicated columns. More

More Than 3,300 Students– Ages 19 to 71 – Set to Shine at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Graduation on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 New York, NY, May 10, 2013 - More than 3,300 students will become the newest John Jay alumni on May 28 when they receive their degrees in dual Commencement ceremonies. The College’s 48th annual Commencement will be held once again at the Jacob Javits Convention Center North, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM.
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John Jay Remembers Newtown with Memorial Concert New York, NY, May 9, 2013 - On May 6, the College’s Remembering Newtown Concert paid homage to the victims of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and to victims of gun violence nationwide. More

Professor Susan Opotow Interviewed About Environmental Justice on SiriusXM Radio New York, NY, May 9, 2013 - Professor Susan Opotow of the Department of Sociology was a guest on April 26 on the morning drive-time talk program “Stand Up! With Pete Dominick” on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Opotow discussed her research on the environment and justice and its implication for pro-environmental policy making. More

Two John Jay MPA Students Garner Presidential Management Fellowships New York, NY, May 9, 2013 - Lauren Fischer and Ryan Spiker, graduate students in the Master of Public Administration program, have been appointed to the newest cohort of Presidential Management Fellows, a program that, since 1977, has provided exceptional graduate students with opportunities in federal agencies. More

Distinguished Professor Cathy Spatz Widom is First John Jay Faculty Member to Receive Edwin H. Sutherland Award New York, NY, May 9, 2013 - Distinguished Professor Cathy Spatz Widom in the Department of Psychology is the recipient of the 2013 American Society of Criminology (ASC) Edwin H. Sutherland Award. Widom is the first to receive this award at John Jay and one of only five women to receive the award since it was established in 1960. She is joining a cadre of distinguished and world renowned criminologists in recognition of her work. More

Professor Martin Horn Quoted in Associated Press and The Washington Post New York, NY, May 8, 2013 - Professor Martin Horn of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice administration was quoted in a column titled “Martin O’Malley Tries to Spin Away Jail Failures” published in The Washington Post. The article highlights the indictment of 13 corrections officers and 12 inmates at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The author questions whether enough was done to prevent corruption and criminal activity in the jail. More

Three John Jay Faculty Members Recognized as Outstanding Teachers in CUNY’s Salute to Scholars New York, NY, May 8, 2013 - The latest CUNY Salute to Scholars magazine is devoted to the University’s outstanding teachers. Three of the nine CUNY faculty members highlighted in the cover story are John Jay College professors. More

Professor Evan Mandery’s Research on Exonerated Inmates Featured in New York Times Article on Wrongful Convictions New York, NY, May 7, 2013 - A recent New York Times article titled “Wrongfully Convicted Often Find Their Record, Unexpunged, Haunts Them,” mentions a new research by Professor Evan Mandery, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay, on exonerated inmates and the outcomes for those whose criminal records have not been expunged. The study, co-authored with researcher Amy Shlosberg, is expected to be published in The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. More

Professor George Andreopoulos Quoted in the Star Ledger about Sex Trafficking Case New York, NY, May 6, 2013 - Professor George Andreopoulos in the Department of Political Science and director of the Center for International Human Rights was interviewed by the Star-Ledger. His quote appears in the article on sex trafficking titled, “Mexican women delivered to N.J. farms for sex with workers, authorities say.” More

Professor David Kennedy’s Op-Ed on Gun Control Published in the LA Times New York, NY, May 6, 2013 - In an op-ed in Saturday's Los Angeles Times, Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at the John Jay, writes that the current gun control debate is missing the point where most of the nation's gun crime is missing the point where most of the nation's gun crime is concerned, but that ready-to-hand approaches are available. More

Professor Markowitz’s Article on Harmful Industrial Toxins Published in Several Online News Outlets New York, NY, May 2, 2013 - Distinguished Professor Gerald Markowitz and co-author Professor David Rosner of Columbia University wrote an article titled “You Are a Guinea Pig: How Americans Became Exposed to Biohazards in the Greatest Uncontrolled Experiment Ever Launched” the was recently published TomsDispatch.com – an online news blog. More

New York Law Journal Names John Jay Alumnus Kevin Schlosser Court Room Victory As #1 Contract Verdict of the Year New York, NY, May 1, 2013 - John Jay alumnus Kevin Schlosser, BA’81, JD, the Chair of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., has been recognized in The New York Law Journal’s Top Verdicts for 2012 for winning the largest contract jury verdict of the year. Mr. Schlosser, successfully represented two Long Island residents in an action in the Supreme Court of New York in Nassau County. More

Professor Markowitz’s New Book Asks Bold Questions about Research, Industry and Public Health New York, NY, May 1, 2013 - “What are the underlying values that have led much of the public health community to abandon its prior commitment to the prevention of a threat such as lead poisoning in favor of a mere reduction in the harm it will inflict?” posit Markowitz and Rosner. Lead Wars is the first book to shed light on these issues, taking a timely look at the major challenges facing public health today. More

Police-Minority Relations in Slovenia Get Professor Strobl’s Attention New York, NY, May 1, 2013 - John Jay College’s increasing international impact is now being felt in the newly democratized nation of Slovenia, where Professor Staci Strobl is wrapping up her latest research on police-Roma relations, and receiving considerable attention from local news media in the process. More

Three John Jay Seniors Receive Prestigious Urban Fellowships New York, NY, April 26, 2013 - John Cusick, Rosmarin Belliard and Keenan Lambert are among 25 undergraduates nationwide who were chosen as 2013 Urban Fellows. The program offers students the opportunity to work in the Mayor’s office or one of many city agencies. The fellowship program also includes a seminar series, site visits and trips to Washington, DC, to help Fellows understand the interconnection among city, state and federal governments. More

Two John Jay Students Will Explore Career Prospects through Watson Fellowship New York, NY, April 26, 2013 - Sophomores Man Cheung and Ariel Roland-Waring, both Forensic Psychology majors, are recipients of the prestigious Watson Jeannette K. Fellowship. The Watson Fellowship assists students making the transition from college to a career through development of professional skills. More

John Jay Students Maria Livanou and Webster Innocent Win Big at Eastern Sociological Society Undergraduate Poster Competition New York, NY, April 26, 2013 - Junior Maria Livanou and senior Webster Innocent, both Forensic Psychology majors came in first and second place, respectively, at the Undergraduate Poster Session held during the Eastern Sociological Society's (ESS) annual conference in Boston in March. In their session, Livanou and Innocent were judged alongside 35 other students from 15 colleges. Both students credited Professor of Sociology Anthony (Jay) Pastrana, who also attended the conference, for their success. More

Professor Philip Yanos Mentioned in New York Times Magazine Article on Bipolar Disorder New York, NY, April 26, 2013 - Associate Professor of Psychology Philip Yanos was mentioned in an article titled “The Problem With How We Treat Bipolar Disorder” published in the New York Times Magazine on April 28. He mentioned his research on “ illness identity” and the process of reshaping one’s identity from patient to person. More

Ann Jacobs, Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute, is Quoted in the Gotham Gazette on the Transformation of a Former Prison into a Center for Reentry Services New York, NY, April 25, 2013 - Ann Jacobs, Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI), provides commentary in the Gotham Gazette article, “Can Empty Prisons Be Repurposed To Help Ex-Cons Reintegrate Into Society?” on the new initiative to transform closed, empty prisons in the Bronx and Manhattan into centers for prisoner reentry programs offering services to former inmates, such as employment training and temporary housing. More

Professor Scott Atran Speaks Out on the Boston Bombing in Foreign Policy Magazine, the Huffington Post and Fox News New York, NY, April 24, 2013 - In the aftermath of the recent Boston Marathon bombings, Professor Scott Atran, a Presidential Scholar in Sociology, continues to be a highly sought-after commentator on terrorism-related issues. The April 22 issue of Foreign Policy magazine includes Professor Atran’s article “Black and White and Red All Over: How the Hyperkinetic Media Is Breeding a New Generation of Terrorists.” More

Professor Eugene O'Donnell Mentioned in The Economist and Interviewed on CBS News’s 48 Hours New York, NY, April 23, 2013 - Professor Eugene O’Donnell of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration was interviewed by about CBS News’s 48 Hours for a segment about the benefits and challenges of using social media and “crowdsourcing” to aid in criminal investigations. More

Distinguished Professor John Matteson Nominated for Inaugural Biography Prize New York, NY, April 22, 2013 - Distinguished Professor of English John Matteson has done it again. Matteson, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, is one of the finalists for the inaugural Plutarch Award for the best biography of 2012, for his newest work, The Lives of Margaret Fuller. More

John Jay College Joins CUNY Service Corps New York, NY, April 22, 2013 - We are pleased to announce that John Jay College of Criminal Justice was the recipient of one of seven CUNY Service Corps grants of $750,000.  More

Professor McCrie quoted in NPR article discussing high number of cases solved by tips from the public New York, NY, April 19, 2013 - Professor Robert McCrie in the Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management was quoted in the article “Boston Bombings Bring Out The 'Crowdsleuthers'” on NPR that discusses the reliance of police investigators on tips from the public to solve crimes. More

Listen to Professor Anthony Carpi Discuss the Lethal Properties of Ricin with the BBC World Service New York, NY, April 19, 2013 - Professor Anthony Carpi in the Department of Sciences and Interim Associate Provost for Research Advancement discussed on BBC Newshour the deadly extract from the caster bean plant, ricin, that was found in letters sent to President Obama and Senator Wicker. More

Faculty Member’s Book Celebrates Earth Day and New Sustainability Minor at John Jay New York, NY, April 19, 2013 - Professor Joan Hoffman in the Department of Economics explores prospects for achieving sustainable development by analyzing the successes and weaknesses of the New York City’s internationally famous watershed collaboration in her book, The Cooperation Challenge Of The Economics Of Protecting our Water Supplies: Including A Case Study Of The New York City Watershed Collaboration, published by Routledge. More

Adjunct Professor Nyeema Morgan Profiled on ‘Pound Cake and Art’ in Wall Street Journal New York, NY, April 19, 2013 - Adjunct Professor Nyeema Morgan of the Department of Art and Music was featured in The Wall Street Journal on April 18, in a column titled “Culture Count: How Do We Love Cake? Let Us Count the Ways.” The article focuses on her art installation at BRIC Arts Media in downtown Brooklyn, “Forty-Seven Easy Pound Cakes Like Grandma Use to Make.”
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WATCH Professor Lisandro Perez Discuss the U.S. Embargo against Cuba on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Program New York, NY, April 17, 2013 - Professor Lisandro Perez, Chair of the Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies, was a guest panelist on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry program. The discussion centered on the potential political and economic implications of the United States lifting the embargo sanctions against Cuba. More

It’s Party Time as Alumni Come Home to John Jay for Annual Reunion New York, NY, April 12, 2013 - Hundreds of alumni from throughout John Jay’s proud 49-year history returned to their alma mater on April 9 for a festive annual reunion that featured a salute to the College’s “Founding Generation” and the first-ever after-party. More

Freshmen Devote Early Mornings to Tutoring in Harlem New York, NY, April 10, 2013 - Freshmen Ariana Castillo, from Bayonne, NJ, and Jessica McFadzean, from Queens, both Forensic Psychology majors, wake up at 6 a.m. three days a week and travel to 127th Street in West Harlem. They spend four hours each session at Public School 154 tutoring fifth-grade elementary students in math and English. More

John Jay Students receive Top Honors at the 2013 National Model United Nations Conference for the Ninth Consecutive Year New York, NY, April 9, 2013 - The United Nations Student Association of John Jay College, a delegation of 17 students, won five awards at the 2013 National Model United Nations Conference. This marks the ninth year in a row that John Jay College of Criminal Justice has received a Delegation Award at the conference. The team was coached by Angelina Pienczykowski, an undergraduate student in the BA International Criminal Justice program, along with faculty adviser Professor Jacques Fomerand of the Political Science Department. More

Socially Conscious Senior and Vera Fellow Receives 2013 New York City Teaching Fellowship New York, NY, April 9, 2013 - Senior and Vera Fellow Sally Abdelghafar is the recipient of the selective 2013 New York Teaching Fellowship for which she will be teaching English and special education to inner city students in high-needs schools. In addition to completing her dual-major in international human rights and law and women of the Middle East, Abdelghafar fulfilled the requirements of her Vera Fellowship this semester through an internship with Safe Horizon. More

In Updated Edition, Professor Nemeth’s Book Seeks to Bring Order to the Colossus of Homeland Security New York, NY, April 9, 2013 - Looking for an expert in homeland security? Look no further than Professor Charles Nemeth, Chair of the Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management at John Jay College, whose comprehensive text Homeland Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice was recently released in an updated second edition by CRC Press. More

Adjunct Professor James Mulvaney’s Op-Ed on a Recent Study that Recommends Armed Guards in All Schools Published in the Los Angeles Times New York, NY, April 9, 2013 - James Mulvaney, an adjunct professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration wrote an op-ed piece titled “The NRA's Off-Target Plan” that was published in the Los Angeles Times. In the article, Mulvaney examines the Nation Rifle Association-funded report that recommends putting armed guards or staff in every school. More

John Jay Faculty and Staff Raise Awareness About Stop and Frisk New York, NY, April 8, 2013 - City University of New York faculty and students recently held a press conference outside Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York where the trial  of Floyd, et. al. v City of New York was taking place to call for reforms to  the NYPD’s stop and frisk policies. More

Professor Dorothy Schulz Discussed Women in Law Enforcement on NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’ New York, NY, April 3, 2013 - Professor Dorothy Schulz of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration was interviewed on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”  about the rise of women within the ranks of law enforcement agencies. According to Professor Schulz’s research, women make up about three percent of police chiefs in the United States. More

Ann Jacobs, Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute, Discussed Halfway Houses and Recidivism on NPR’s The Brian Lehrer Show New York, NY, April 2, 2013 - A recent report on recidivism by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows that halfway houses do little to reduce the problem. Ann Jacobs, director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College, discussed the role of halfway houses and the impact of privately run houses during an interview on NPR’s The Brian Lehrer Show. More

Professor Baz Dreisinger Writes About the Reggae Scene in South Africa for NPR New York, NY, April 2, 2013 - Professor of English Baz Dreisinger’s article on South African reggae star Nkulee Dube, “In South Africa, A Reggae Legacy Lives On,”  was published and broadcasted on NPR’s Weekend Edition on March 29.  Professor Dreisinger is in Africa researching her upcoming book on prisons. More

Adjunct Professor Karen Malpede’s New Play Extreme Whether Featured in The New York Times New York, NY, April 2, 2013 - Playwright Karen Malpede’s new work Extreme Whether, an eco-drama about climate change, was featured in the science section of The New York Times. Extreme Whether will have to premiere readings at Theater for the New City in Manhattan on April 8 and 18.  Malpede is the author/director of 16 plays and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. More

A Look Beyond: Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky on What Happens to the Human Body When You Die New York, NY, March 28, 2013 - Professor Lawrence Kobilinsky, chair of the Department of Science, was interviewed for a AOL’s School Thought video titled “What Happens to the Human Body After Death.” More

Assistant Professor Mucahit Bilici Featured in Today’s Zaman, Night Waves and Cornell Alumni Magazine New York, NY, March 20, 2013 - Assistant Professor of Sociology Mucahit Bilici recently was interviewed in Today's Zaman, an English-language daily published in Turkey, in which he discusses the Kurdish problem in Turkey and the prospects for resolving the longstanding conflict between Turks and Kurds. More

Faculty Member’s New Book Highlights Great Responsibility of International Law Enforcement Community New York, NY, March 19, 2013 - Professor George Andreopoulos in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Human Rights has a newly published book entitled, “Policing Across Borders: Law Enforcement Networks and the Challenges of Crime Control” that examines the current challenges confronting law enforcement agencies in the Balkan region as they attempt to deal with two main transnational threats in that region: human trafficking and terrorism. More

Adjunct Professor James Mulvaney’s Op-Ed on the Death of a Developmentally Disabled Man in Police Custody Published in the Washington Post New York, NY, March 19, 2013 - James Mulvaney, an adjunct professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration wrote an op-ed piece titled “Why Did Robert Ethan Saylor Die?” that was published in the Washington Post. More

Read Professor Scott Atran’s Foreign Policy Magazine Article on the Impact Sequestration Cuts Will Have on Social Science Research New York, NY, March 19, 2013 - Professor Scott Atran’s article titled “Social Warfare” was recently published in Foreign Policy magazine. More

John Jay Student Accepted into the White House Internship New York, NY, March 12, 2013 - Kalema Boateng, a graduate student in the Public Administration program, is John Jay College’s second student to be accepted to the White House Internship Program. More

John Jay’s Study on Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church Highlighted in The New Yorker New York, NY, March 11, 2013 - John Jay’s landmark 2003-04 descriptive study on the issue of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was referenced in the March 11, 2013 Comment section of The New Yorker magazine in an article called “Higher Authorities” by Margaret Talbot. More

Tradition, Music, Scholarship and Inspiration Highlight 23rd Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast New York, NY, March 4, 2013 - The 23^rd Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast was held on Friday, February 22, in celebration of African American history, heritage, scholarship and community. With Dean of Students Kenneth Holmes serving as this year’s Master of Ceremonies, the breakfast serves as the culmination of a vibrant and rich Black History Month at John Jay College. More

Lynette Cook-Francis Joins John Jay as Vice President for Student Affairs New York, NY, March 4, 2013 - John Jay College has welcomed Lynette Cook-Francis as the College’s new Vice President for Student Affairs. Prior to joining the College, Vice President Cook-Francis had a distinguished 15-year career at the University of Arizona, a research-intensive university of 38,000 students. More

Student Winners of the “End of Poverty” Exhibit Begin Their United Nations Experience New York, NY, March 1, 2013 - The "END OF POVERTY" student exhibit in the President's Gallery culminated with a winning prize for the student who had the best art and essay solution to poverty. Co-winners Josephine Chumpitaz and Yalitza Rodriguez received a one-year appointment as International Center for Integrative Studies (ICIS) Youth Representatives to the United Nations under the mentorship of Bruce Cohen, Board Member of the ICIS who serves as its main representative to the United Nations. More

Give More Get More: Student Activity Fee and Student Government Charter Amendments New York, NY, February 28, 2013 - Student Council is currently in the process of conducting two referendums: Student Activity Fee and Student Government Charter Amendments. More

Professor Roure Spearheads March 7 United Nations Panel on Violence Against Women and Girls in Latin America New York, NY, February 27, 2013 - Professor Jodie Roure in the Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies organized and will present on the only panel on domestic violence and international human rights law and principles in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Diaspora at the United Nations 57th Commission on the Status of Women in New York. More

Interdisciplinary Study and Latino Culture Are Focus of New NEH Grants New York, NY, February 27, 2013 - John Jay College faculty members have secured a number of major grants in the latest round of awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a testament to the College’s strength in the areas of ethnic diversity and interdisciplinary education. More

Professor Browne-Marshall’s Column in Black Star News is a Call to End Sex Slavery New York, NY, February 25, 2013 - Associate Professor Gloria Browne-Marshall in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration had her column published in Black Star News titled “Sex Trafficking as Modern Day Slavery.” Browne-Marshall portrays the widespread realities of trafficking for prostitution that is occurring in American cities as well as the countries such as Thailand that serve as notorious destination trips for “sex tourists.” More

Professor Calirman’s New Book Wins Arvey Book Award New York, NY, February 21, 2013 - Assistant Professor Claudia Calirman's pioneering new book titled "Brazilian Art under Dictatorship: Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles" is the recipient of the prestigious Twelfth Annual Arvey Book Award for best book of the year from the Association of Latin American Art (ALAA). Calirman’s book provides a fresh and innovative perspective on art and creativity during the most brutal and repressive years of the military dictatorship in Brazil in the late 1960s and early 1970s. More

WATCH Professor Charles Strozier Discuss Cults with the OWN Network New York, NY, February 21, 2013 - Professor Charles Strozier was interviewed by producers of the OWN Network’s “Our America With Lisa Ling” about cults and new religious movements.
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If It’s Broken, Fix It: Professors Cited in WNYC Report on NJ’s Flawed Civilian Complaint Process New York, NY, February 15, 2013 - John Jay College Professors Jon Shane (Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration) and Candace McCoy (Criminal Justice PhD Program) are featured prominently in a report by New Jersey Public Radio that found the citizen complaint process at local police departments in the state to be riddled with problems, including retaliation and a lack of oversight by the state. More

Professor Gray’s New Book Examines Limitations of White Literary Voices New York, NY, February 15, 2013 - In Assistant Professor Jonathan Gray’s new book Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination, he explores the ways in which four major American writers, Robert Penn Warren, Norman Mailer, Eudora Welty, and William Styron, interpret and subsequently shape the civil rights movement through their writing. More

Criminal Justice Journalism Prizes Presented to Mother Jones & Times-Picayune -- Journalist/TV Writer David Simon Wins First ‘Justice Trailblazer’ Award New York, NY, February 11, 2013 - For the second year in a row, a provocative piece of investigative journalism in Mother Jones magazine captured one of the Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards presented on February 4 by John Jay’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ). More

REMEMBERING NEWTOWN: JOHN JAY TAKES ACTION New York, NY, February 8, 2013 - The nation paused in shock and anguish on December 14, 2012, the day of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  After the heartbreaking news hit the airwaves, John Jay President Jeremy Travis called on the College community to come together to build on President Obama’s challenge to turn pain into positive action. More

How’d He Do? President Travis Weighs In on His Former Boss, the Late Mayor Ed Koch New York, NY, February 4, 2013 - John Jay College President Jeremy Travis, who served as a special criminal-justice adviser under former New York City Mayor Ed Koch in the 1980s, was among those cited in a recent analysis by The New York Times of the three-term mayor’s record. More

Professor Maria Hartwig Quoted in Wired Magazine Article on Lie Detection Technology New York, NY, January 24, 2013 - Professor Maria Hartwig of the Department of Psychology is quoted in a Wired magazine article titled “Deception Is Futile When Big Brother’s Lie Detector Turns Its Eyes on You,” about lie detection technology and a new computer-controlled lie-detection device being tested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Professor Hartwig’s report on deceit detection at airports and border crossings is referenced in the article. More

John Jay’s New Science Wing Featured in The New York Observer New York, NY, January 24, 2013 - John Jay’s new science wing is featured in a The New York Observer article about major expansion projects at New York City campuses. The article, “Bigger, Bolder, Better” highlights how universities are revamping and expanding their facilities to meet the demands of students and to support the cutting-edge work taking place in these institutions. More

John Jay Students Gloria Rodriguez and Alison Lazaro Featured in DNAinfo Article on Post-Sandy Cleanup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service New York, NY, January 23, 2013 - John Jay students Gloria Rodriguez and Alison Lazaro were featured in a recent DNAinfo article titled “Volunteers Clean Up Sandy-Damaged Red Hook Red Center on MLK Jr. Day”. More

Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney, Eastern District, and David Simon, creator of TV’s “The Wire,” to speak at John Jay College New York, NY, January 22, 2013 - Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy head the list of speakers at the Eighth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on Monday, February 4 and Tuesday, Feb 5 , 2013. More

Professor Colvin Shows How Inclusion of Gay and Lesbian Police Officers Improves Law Enforcement New York, NY, January 22, 2013 - Associate Professor Roddrick Colvin in the Department of Public Management provides groundbreaking insight into the lives of lesbian and gay police officers in his new book, Gay and Lesbian Cops: Diversity and Effective Policing. Colvin explores how barriers and opportunities in the workplace have changed over the last 20 years for lesbian and gay people working in law enforcement, and shows how inclusion actually makes for better policing. More

Distinguished Professor John Matteson Interviewed on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show About His Book The Lives of Margaret Fuller New York, NY, January 18, 2013 - John Matteson, Distinguished Professor of English, was interviewed about the paperback release of his book The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography on the WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show. More

John Jay Student Seeks Adventure and Challenge in Paris New York, NY, January 16, 2013 - Elissa Gomez, a Political Science major and History minor, has exchanged the tree-lined sidewalks and brick townhouses of Forest Hills, Queens, for the gabled windows and street cafes of Paris. More

Professor Saul Kassin Quoted in Huffington Post Article on “The Central Park Five” Documentary New York, NY, January 15, 2013 - Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College, is quoted in a Huffington Post article titled “‘Central Park Five' Documentary On New York Justice System Breakdown Pulls Filmmaker Into Legal Battle” about Ken Burn’s latest documentary, “The Central Park Five.” More

The Times-Picayune and Mother Jones Magazine Win 2013 John Jay College/H.F. Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, NY, January 15, 2013 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, today announced that Cindy Chang and the investigative team of The Times-Picayune and Shane Bauer of Mother Jones magazine are the winners of the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim 2012-2013 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards. More

Professor Joshua Wilson Featured in Time Magazine Cover Story on State-Imposed Abortion Regulations New York, NY, January 15, 2013 - Joshua Wilson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, was quoted in the recent Time magazine cover story titled “What Choice?” on the growing restrictions on abortion in the United States. Professor Wilson comments on the strategies used by pro-life groups. The article mentions his upcoming book, The Street Politics of Abortion. More

Professor Bilici's New Book Reveals Light in Dark Corners for Islam in America New York, NY, January 9, 2013 - In a new and fresh perspective, Mucahit Bilici, Assistant Professor of Sociology, traces the journey of Muslim Americans from outsider/immigrant to citizen by employing a multi dimensional look into the process of naturalization in his new book, Finding Mecca in America: How Islam is Becoming an American Religion (University of Chicago Press). More

Alumnus Andrew Shiva’s Historic Gift to John Jay College featured in The Wall Street Journal New York, NY, January 2, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal’s “Donor of the Day” column features the extraordinary and unprecedented gift from psychologist and Adjunct Professor Andrew Shiva to John Jay College of Criminal Justice. More

WATCH: WABC's Viewpoint Program Featured NYC Justice Corps New York, NY, January 2, 2013 - The Prisoner Reentry Institute’s NYC Justice Corps initiative was featured on NY Viewpoint on WABC Channel 7. More

Professor Candace McCoy’s Preface for Jammed Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the NYPD Mentioned on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show New York, NY, December 28, 2012 - Professor Candace McCoy wrote the preface for Jammed Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department – a new book on the nature and causes of police misconduct authored by Robert Kane and Michael White. The preface was mentioned several times during a recent interview with Robert Kane on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show. More

Treats for Troops Helps Veterans Overseas and at Home New York, NY, December 26, 2012 - John Jay College’s Office of Community Outreach and Service Learning, in conjunction with the Veterans Association of John Jay, recently concluded a six-week-long Treats for Troops campaign as a way of bringing relief to military personnel serving in Afghanistan, as well as services to homeless veterans in the New York area. More

The Crime Report Chooses Bryan Stevenson as Its Justice Person of the Year New York, NY, December 20, 2012 - The Crime Report, an online publication of John Jay College’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ) and the group Criminal Justice Journalists, has chosen as its 2012 Person of the Year Bryan Stevenson, who won a Supreme Court ruling extending the ban on life without parole (LWOP) for juvenile offenders to young people accused of murder. More

Professor Lori Martin's Book Explores Black Asset Poverty and the Roots of Racial Divide in America New York, NY, December 20, 2012 - Assistant Professor Lori Martin in the Department of Africana Studies repudiates commonly held beliefs that the U.S. is now a post-racial nation, despite the election of President Barack Obama, in her new book Black Asset Poverty and the Enduring Racial Divide. More

Professor Claudia Calirman’s Book is First in the Field to Open Up Discussion on Art in Brazil during the Military Regime New York, NY, December 19, 2012 - Assistant Professor Claudia Calirman’s pioneering new book titled “Brazilian Art under Dictatorship: Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles” provides a fresh and innovative perspective on art and creativity. More

CORNEL WEST & 'AGE OF ACTIVISM' New York, NY, December 18, 2012 - At a December 4 event organized by two students, the compelling Princeton philosophy professor Dr. Cornel West held forth on the subject of "Activism in the Age of Mass Incarceration" and clearly captivated a standing-room-only crowd that had gathered to hear him. More

Then, Now and Always, Students Matter to Jim and Rubie Malone New York, NY, December 18, 2012 - Through all of the many positions Drs. James and Rubie Malone have held in their long careers at John Jay – as faculty members, counselors, deans and College executives –students have always occupied a special place in their hearts. More

Professor Veronica Hendrick Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to China New York, NY, December 17, 2012 - Veronica Hendrick, an Associate Professor of English, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship that will allow her to lecture in China in early 2013.
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Professor Maria Volpe’s Article on Mediation Receives International Recognition New York, NY, December 17, 2012 - Professor Maria Volpe’s article “Mediation Remains Elusive in Public Discourse Despite Its Ubiquity” was published by Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation  (ALT) – the official publication of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution – and is the featured article on the ALT web site. More

John Jay College Welcomes International Students New York, NY, December 13, 2012 - John Jay College’s international students received a warm welcome from President Jeremy Travis in an inaugural reception held in his office on Monday, December 10. The reception was attended by 40 international students who hailed from 26 different countries as well as members of the faculty and administration. More

LISTEN: Professor Susan Will Interviewed on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show About Her New Book on the Economic Crisis of 2008 New York, NY, December 12, 2012 - Susan Will, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at John Jay College and a co-editor of the new book How They Got Away With It: White Collar Criminals and the Financial Meltdown, along with Saskia Sassen, sociology professor at Columbia University and contributor to the book, were interviewed about 2008 economic crisis on WNYC Radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show. More

Student Research & Creativity Enjoy End-of-Term Spotlight New York, NY, December 12, 2012 - Scores of John Jay freshmen stood proudly alongside poster presentations in the Haaren Hall Auxiliary Gymnasium on December 6, showing off their research projects as part of the fifth annual FYE (First Year Experience) Student Showcase. More

John Jay College’s First Year Composition Program Selected as National Model of Excellence New York, NY, December 10, 2012 - The John Jay College Writing Program has been awarded a certificate of excellence by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), the most influential national organization in the field of composition and rhetoric.  More

WATCH: Distinguished Professor Saul Kassin Featured in CBS’s 60 Minutes Segment on False Confessions New York, NY, December 10, 2012 - Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College, was featured in a 60 Minutes segment titled “Chicago: The False Confession Capital.” Professor Kassin was interviewed about his groundbreaking research on false confessions. More

Professor Deborah Koetzle Quoted in Associated Press Article on Anti-Recidivism Court Initiative New York, NY, December 10, 2012 - Deborah Koetzle, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Management, was quoted in an Associated Press article title “DeKalb Court Program Seeks to Reduce Recidivism.”  The article highlights an Atlanta, GA program that is working to keep young, nonviolent, offenders out of jail. More

Professor Mucahit Bilici Quoted in Voices of NY Article About the Hurricane Relief Efforts Among Muslim Communities New York, NY, December 10, 2012 - Mucahit Bilici, an Assistant Professor in the Department of  Sociology, was quoted in a Voices of NY article titled “Post Sandy, Muslims Seen Through a Different Lens.” The article highlights the work of the Islamic Circle of North America Relief USA and the Arab American Association of New York in the post-hurricane Sandy relief efforts. More

Baseball Coach Named to NCAA Post New York, NY, December 7, 2012 - Head Baseball Coach Dan Palumbo has been named to the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee, the eight-member national governing body for the sport. Click here to read article. More

The Anya and Andrew Shiva Art Gallery is Named in Honor of the Largest Donation in the College’s History New York, NY, December 6, 2012 - The generosity of alumnus and Adjunct Professor Andrew Shiva and his wife, Anya, was celebrated Tuesday, December 4, in a reception dedicating John Jay College’s new 4,050-square-foot exhibition gallery, The Anya and Andrew Shiva Art Gallery. The eclectic space showcased the gallery’s first exhibit of fine art prints called, “Expressing the Social Conscience: Art Prints & Human Rights,” curated by Professors Thalia Vrachopoulos and Bill Pangbum. More

New State-of-the Art Science Wing Puts John Jay in the Vanguard of Science Education and Research New York, NY, December 5, 2012 - John Jay College officially opened its new science wing on Friday, November 30, amid a cascade of blue and white confetti and to cheers from an overflow crowd that included College administrators and faculty, elected officials, students, alumni and City University Chancellor Mathew Goldstein. More

John Jay Faculty Present Diverse Topics at American Studies Association Annual Meeting New York, NY, November 29, 2012 - Five John Jay faculty members presented papers at the American Studies Association Annual Meeting  “Dimensions of Empire and Resistance: Past, Present, and Future” on  November 15-18, 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Professors Bettina Carbonell, Jonathan Gray, Tara Pauliny, Belinda Rincon and Lucia Trimbur offered a wide-range of innovative topics and perspectives. More

Jim McCann, BS '75, and Ron Moelis Join the John Jay College Foundation Board of Trustees New York, NY, November 28, 2012 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice has announced the appointment of Jim McCann, BS '75, and Ron Moelis to the John Jay College Foundation Board of Trustees. Each board member brings stellar credentials in both the private and nonprofit sectors.
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First Book to Tackle Criminology of Global Financial Crisis Edited By John Jay Faculty New York, NY, November 28, 2012 - How They Got Away with It: White Collar Criminals and the Financial Meltdown” is the first book that examines the criminology of the 2008 world financial crisis in a compilation of essays written by a cross-section of national and international experts. More

John Jay College Senior Nicolas Montano Wins Prestigious Marshall Scholarship to Study in the UK New York, NY, November 20, 2012 - Nicolas Montano, a senior in the CUNY Baccalaureate  program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been awarded a prestigious British Marshall Scholarship  to study in the United Kingdom.  He is the first John Jay student –and one of five CUNY students to have ever received a Marshall Scholarship since the program's inception. More

John Jay Named Military Friendly School© and “Best for Vets” New York, NY, November 20, 2012 - Since its founding in pre-Vietnam War era, John Jay College has long been home to countless veterans seeking to launch or advance post-military college educations and careers. That longstanding relationship recently earned two official stamps of approval, with the College being designated as a “military friendly school” by GI Jobs magazine, and being ranked among the Top 50 “Best for Vets” colleges by the Web site militarytimes.com. More

WATCH Professor Martin Horn Discuss the U.S. Prison System on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Program New York, NY, November 19, 2012 - Professor Martin Horn of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration was a guest panelist on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry program. The discussion centered on issues related to U.S. penal system such as mandatory minimums, solitary confinement and education in prison. More

New John Jay Building Garners Top Industry Honors New York, NY, November 15, 2012 - The new John Jay College building has received a Best Projects award from ENR New York Magazine – a trade publication covering design and construction in the New York metropolitan area. The Award of Merit Higher Education/Research was presented  to the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Turner Construction for their exemplary work on the the new building. More

Professor Shonna Trinch Quoted in NY Times Motherlode Blog About Linguistic Taboos New York, NY, November 9, 2012 - Shonna Trinch, an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, is quoted in the New York Times’ Motherlode blog about linguistic taboos and teaching children how to speak about their bodies. More

WATCH WPIX News Segment Featuring Carnegie Hall Musicians at John Jay Evacuation Center New York, NY, November 1, 2012 - A news segment on the WPIX Channel 11 5:00 PM newscast featured musicians from the Manhattan Hong Kong Music Festival who performed for evacuees at the John Jay College Evacaution Center in North Hall. More

John Jay College Trustee Alan Siegel Featured in The New York Times New York, NY, October 25, 2012 - Alan Siegel, a member of the John Jay College Foundation Board of Trustees, is featured in a New York Times article titled “Longtime Brand Consultant Sheds the Label of Retiree.”
In the article, Mr. Siegel announces the launch of Siegelvision, his new agency specializing in brand and corporate identity consulting for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and foundations. More

Read Professor Baz Dreisinger’s New York Times Book Review on ‘Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story,’ by Wyclef Jean New York, NY, October 22, 2012 - Professor Baz Dreisinger of the English department reviewed Purpose: An Immigrant Story, a memoir about award-winning rapper Wyclef Jean,
for the New York Times Book Review. Click here, to read the review. More

Daily Beast Article on Dr. Hawa Abdi’ Daughter Dr. Deqo Mohamed Highlights the John Jay Justice Awards New York, NY, October 22, 2012 - To read the article, click here. More

Harry Belafonte and John Jay Justice Awards Ceremony Featured in the Huffington Post New York, NY, October 18, 2012 - John Jay Justice Award honoree Harry Belafonte was interviewed by the Huffington Post’s Black Voices during the October 16 award ceremony. More

Professor Horn Quoted by the Associated Press on Use of Solitary Confinement for Juvenile Offenders New York, NY, October 18, 2012 - Professor Martin Horn was interviewed by the Associated Press for an article on the recent ACLU and Human Rights Watch report “Growing Up Locked Down.”  The report highlights the potential mental and psychology damage to juveniles in prolonged isolation. More

Professor Maria Hartwig Quoted on Lie Detection in the Long Island Press New York, NY, October 18, 2012 - Professor Maria Hartwig is quoted in the Long Island Press titled “Detecting Lies at Hofstra’s Obama-Romney Debate” that focuses on how lies are detected in a courtroom and the public sphere. More

2012 Justice Awards Ceremony Honors Leaders Dedicated to the Cause of Justice New York, NY, October 17, 2012 - Four fierce advocates for justice were honored by John Jay College on October 16 with the 2012 John Jay Medals for Justice. More

New Study By John Jay College Professor Amy Adamczyk Finds That Religious Affiliation Influences Sexual Behavior New York, NY, October 10, 2012 - The Arab revolutions beginning in 2010 may suggest a diminishing chasm between Muslim-majority and Western nations, however, a new study by Amy Adamczyk, Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, finds that strict divisions based on sexual behaviors endure due to their deep roots in religious and national foundations. More

John Jay Senior Sheds Light on Oppression of Women and Girls Worldwide New York, NY, October 10, 2012 - Senior Yajaira Gonzalez, who is a International Criminal Justice major, serves as the Campus Ambassador for the Half the Sky Movement at John Jay College More

Paving The Future Of John Jay New York, NY, October 5, 2012 - On October 3, a standing-room-only crowd of John Jay College alumni, faculty and staff, students and friends gathered to celebrate the formal dedication of the Jay Walk, the urban oasis that is one of the crown jewels of the College’s new expanded campus. More

WATCH Professor John Gutiérrez Discuss the Presidential Election on Univision 41 New York, NY, October 3, 2012 - Professor John Gutiérrez in the Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies serves as a political analyst for Univision 41-New York and will provide post-debate analysis for three presidential debates. More

Athletics Hall of Fame Inducts 7 New Members New York, NY, October 2, 2012 - Five top athletes and two faculty members who have made a lasting imprint on college athletics became the newest members of the John Jay Athletics Hall of Fame on September 14. More

Distinguished Professor John Matteson Honored For Latest Biography New York, NY, October 2, 2012 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Distinguished Professor of English John Matteson has been honored once again for his scholarly efforts, having been named recipient of the 2012 Ann M. Sperber Award for outstanding biography of a journalist or other media figure. More

Tiffany Onorato, Student Affairs Administrator, Devotes Energies to Foundation Making A Difference New York, NY, September 26, 2012 - Tiffany Onorato, Coordinator of Orientation Programs for John Jay’s Division of Student Life, is making a difference in the lives of impoverished young people in Nicaragua, through the foundation she co-founded along with four fellow alumni of Quinnipiac University. More

John Jay College Joins the Prestigious Macaulay Honors College New York, NY, September 20, 2012 - This fall John Jay College of Criminal Justice joins CUNY’s path breaking William E. Macaulay Honors College. The College is currently accepting Macaulay Honors applications and will welcome its inaugural Macaulay class in 2013. Macaulay students at John Jay will benefit from extraordinary educational experiences and unparalleled opportunities beyond the classroom. More

John Jay’s Future Lawyers: More Than 50 Law Schools Accept John Jay Students New York, NY, September 19, 2012 - Students who participated in John Jay’s Pre Law Institute are being accepted at law schools across the country. From Brooklyn Law School to the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), 32 recent John Jay graduates have been accepted at 54 law schools. More

John Jay College’s National Network for Safe Communities Awarded $1,000,000 Federal Grant to Enhance and Sustain Proven Crime Prevention Strategies New York, NY, September 18, 2012 - The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), a project of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to enhance and sustain two highly successful crime-reduction strategies. More

LISTEN to Professor Devin Harner’s NPR Interview on the Media Coverage of the Anti-Muslim Filmmaker ‘Sam Bacile’ and READ His Article Published on PBS’s MediaShift.org New York, NY, September 18, 2012 - Professor Devin Harner’s article, titled “How 'Sam Bacile' Bamboozled the AP, Wall Street Journal Over Anti-Muslim Film”, was recently published on PBS’s MediaShift.org.
The article examines the media’s rushed coverage of the filmmaker who produced the anti-Muslim film that has triggered widespread unrest in the Middle East.
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Jay Walk Opens to Community New York, NY, September 12, 2012 - One of John Jay's new signature spaces, the Jay Walk, was opened to the community on September 13. The ribbon-cutting was held during Community Hour so that students could be the first to usher in this 60,000-square-foot rooftop terrace. "The Jay Walk is one of the crown jewels of the College's new expanded campus," said John Jay President Jeremy Travis. "This spectacular space is an oasis of green where students, faculty and staff can relax, socialize and study." More

Harry Belafonte, Dr. Hawa Abdi, Vivian Nixon and the late Justice William O. Douglas to Receive 2012 John Jay Medal for Justice New York, NY, September 5, 2012 - In recognition of their fierce advocacy for justice, Dr. Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and 2012 Nobel Prize nominee; Harry Belafonte, actor, musician and civil rights activist; and Vivian Nixon, executive director of the College and Community Fellowship will receive the John Jay Medal for Justice. The late Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas will be honored posthumously. More

WATCH Professor Kennedy’s Web Chat on Gun Violence with CommonWealth Magazine New York, NY, September 5, 2012 - Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center on Crime Prevention and Control was recently profiled by CommonWealth magazine. More

John Jay Welcomes Class of 2016 New York, NY, September 4, 2012 - More than 1,800 freshmen, a 6% increase from 2011, have joined the dynamic student body at John Jay College of Criminal Justice this fall. Although the overwhelming majority of the Class of 2016 hails from New York City or State, there is representation from throughout the tri-state area, as well as a dozen other states from coast to coast. More

Professor Jana Arsovska Awarded W.E.B Dubois Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice New York, NY, September 4, 2012 - Assistant Professor Jana Arsovska of the John Jay Department of Sociology has been awarded a prestigious W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice. The two-year, $100,000 award will allow her to expand her exploration of what she says is an understudied area: Albanian organized crime. More

Professor Freilich’s Research Informs CNN.com Op-Ed on Domestic Extremist Groups New York, NY, August 28, 2012 - Professor Joshua Frielich’s research was cited in a recent CNN.com op-ed titled “Understanding America’s Domestic Extremist Threat.”. Featured in CNN.com’s Global Public Square, the article references data compiled by the Extremists Crime Database (ECBD) which is directed by Professor Freilich. The piece was written by three former doctor students of the ECDB, including William Parkin who recently earned his PhD from CUNY Doctoral Program in Justice, housed at John Jay College. More

Prisoner Reentry Institute’s NYC Justice Corps Expansion to Provide Multifaceted Services to Low-Income Communities Citywide New York, NY, August 16, 2012 - The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in partnership with the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity and the Mayor's Young Men's Initiative, today announced the expansion of the New York City Justice Corps reentry initiative to serve 300 young adults annually in the South Bronx, Jamaica, East New York and Harlem. More

Professor Corthals’ Latest Research Using Novel Proteomics Method Featured in the NY Times, LA Times and the Huffington Post New York, NY, July 31, 2012 -    More

President Jeremy Travis Receives Maud Booth Correctional Services Award from Volunteers of America New York, NY, July 31, 2012 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis has been named as the recipient of the 2012 Maud Booth Correctional Services Award presented by the Volunteers of America, philanthropic human services organization. More

John Jay College Releases Report on the Neighborhood-Specific Nature of the New York City Crime Decline in the 1990’s New York, NY, July 25, 2012 - The Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice released a report titled Homicide by Neighborhood: Mapping New York City's Violent Crime Drop. The authors, Dr. Preeti Chauhan, Professor of Psychology at the College and faculty research fellow with the Center, and Lauren Kois, a doctoral student at the Graduate Center, CUNY and research consultant with the Center, explore variations in homicide rates among New York City (NYC) neighborhoods throughout the 1990s. More

Professor Angelique Corthals Uses Novel Techniques to Detect Lung Infection in 500 Year-Old Mummy New York, NY, July 25, 2012 - An article in open source journal PLoS ONE, titled "Detecting the Immune System Response of a 500 Year-old Inca Mummy", reports the first-ever use of proteomics to detect immune system response from a frozen Inca mummy. Assistant Professor Angelique Corthals of the Department of Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is the lead author on the study which found that the Incan mummy suffered from a bacterial lung infection at the time of its death. More

Rosemarie Maldonado, Assistant Vice President and Counsel at John Jay College, Appointed to the New York City Panel for Educational Policy New York, NY, July 19, 2012 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg has appointed Rosemarie Maldonado, Assistant Vice President and Counsel at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, to the New York City Panel for Educational Policy. She joins the thirteen member board that is the policy setting body for the New York City Department of Education. While serving on the board, Maldonado will remain in her current role at John Jay College. More

Pulitzer-Winner John Matteson Appointed CUNY Distinguished Professor of English at John Jay College New York, NY, June 25, 2012 - John Matteson, Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been appointed as a University Distinguished Professor by the City University of New York. Professor Matteson was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father. More

John Jay College’s National Network For Safe Communities Awarded $750,000 Federal Grant to Enhance and Sustain Proven Crime Prevention Strategies New York, NY, June 7, 2012 - The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), a project of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to enhance and sustain two highly successful crime-reduction strategies. More

John Jay Is a Hit at Annual World Science Festival New York, NY, June 3, 2012 - It was billed as the "Ultimate Science Street Fair," and for the fifth year representatives of the John Jay College Department of Sciences were prominent participants in the World Science Festival in and around Washington Square Park. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends on June 3 presented "Beyond CSI," a sprawling interactive experience and exhibit designed to highlight the importance of science both at the crime scene and in the laboratory. More

Scholars and Practitioners to Discuss Justice, Security and Human Rights at John Jay College’s Tenth Biennial International Conference New York, NY, May 30, 2012 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will host the Tenth Biennial International Conference, " Global Perspectives on Justice and Security and Human Rights," in New York City from June 6– 9, 2012. Prominent scholars, government officials, practitioners and justice advocates from 25 countries include Australia, Brazil, China, Israel, India, Japan, Lebanon, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, Ukraine and the United States. More

RELIGION IS A POTENT FORCE FOR COOPERATION AND CONFLICT, RESEARCH SHOWS New York, NY, May 17, 2012 - Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article titled  'Religious and Sacred Imperatives in Human Conflict' in the May 18 issue Science. More

Stephen Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights to Speak on Pre-Trial Detention New Orleans, Louisiana, May 9, 2012 - Stephen Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights will lead a prestigious group of speakers, including judges, district attorneys, and academics in an in-depth workshop for the media about pre-trial detention issues at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, May 14^th and Tuesday, May 15^th, 2012. More

J Journal Earns National Recognition with 2013 Pushcart Prize for Fiction New York, NY, May 7, 2012 - J Journal: New Writing on Justice, the literary journal of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has won a 2013 Pushcart Prize for Fiction for "The Fall of Punicea" by Paul Stapleton, a short story published in the journal's Spring 2011 issue. With this recognition, in addition to the two Special Mentions in the 2011 Pushcart Anthology, the well-regarded journal joins the ranks of the best literary journals in the United States. More

Rigorous Review Strongly Supports Efficacy of National Network for Safe Communities’ Anti-Crime Strategies New York, NY, April 27, 2012 - The National Network for Safe Communities, a project of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, has been given an enthusiastic endorsement for its approaches to addressing serious violent crime and overt drug markets by the Campbell Collaboration Systematic Review, the gold standard in evaluating social science interventions. More

Distinguished Professor Jock Young Wins British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award New York, NY, April 25, 2012 - Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice Jock Young, a leader in the Critical Criminology movement, has been named winner of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award presented by the British Society of Criminology (BSC). The award celebrates outstanding contributions made to the discipline by members of the BSC. More

President Jeremy Travis to serve as Chair of National Academies panel on the Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration New York, NY, April 5, 2012 - President Jeremy Travis has been named as chair of a panel convened by the National Academies studying the causes and consequences of the country's high incarceration rates. This panel is an initiative of The Committee on Law and Justice. In addition to Jeremy Travis, the Committee is composed of 18 experts from wide-ranging backgrounds and fields. More

John Jay College Awarded $442,143 Pinkerton Foundation Grant to Launch the Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative New York, NY, April 3, 2012 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the creation of the Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative with a historic and generous $422,143 grant from the Pinkerton Foundation. The Initiative will contribute to the development of youth justice in New York City by engaging the efforts of talented John Jay students who, as Pinkerton Fellows, will assume positions of responsibility in the youth service field while supporting the mission of participating nonprofit community-based organizations. More

Jeffrey Butts, Director of the Research and Evaluation Center, Speaks at Second National Summit on Youth Violence Prevention in D.C. New York, NY, April 2, 2012 - Jeffery Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, will be a speaker at the Second National Summit on Youth Violence Prevention held in Washington, DC on April 2-3, 2012. More

John Jay College Conference to Focus on Immigration and Criminal Justice Policy in the United States New York, NY, March 14, 2012 - New York City Commissioner of Correction Dora Schriro will be the keynote speaker at the Issues of Immigration in Criminal Justice conference, sponsored by the Center on Race, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, New York City. Leading scholars, public policy and criminal justice practitioners, community advocates and journalists will discuss new and ongoing research on the criminalization of immigrants in justice policy and practice.
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Professor David Kennedy's Violence Reduction Strategy Will Be the Centerpiece of a New State Initiative New York, NY, February 23, 2012 - A violence-reduction strategy developed by Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice will be the centerpiece of a comprehensive $2-million anti-violence initiative recently announced by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. More

WATCH President Travis Discuss Criminal Justice Policy on CUNY-TV’s Eldridge & Co (Air dates: 2/15, 2/18 & 2/19) New York, NY, February 14, 2012 - President Travis will appear on Eldridge & Co., a public affairs show hosted by Ronnie Eldridge on CUNY TV More

Assistant Professor Shamik Sengupta Wins Early Career Research Award New York, NY, February 9, 2012 - Assistant Professor Shamik Sengupta of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, a specialist in wireless communications and networking, has won a prestigious and highly competitive Early Career Research Award from the National Science Foundation. More

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Mother Jones Magazine Win 2012 John Jay College/H.F. Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, NY, January 17, 2012 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, today announced that Gina Barton of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Trevor Aaronson of Mother Jones magazine are the winners of the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim 2012 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards. More

PATRICK V. MURPHY, (1920 – 2011) - John Jay Mourns the Loss of One of Its Founding Fathers New York, NY, January 13, 2012 - Former New York City Police Commissioner Patrick V. Murphy, who died December 16 at the age of 91, was more than a titan of American policing. He was, quite literally, one of the founding fathers of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the entire College community mourns his passing, just as we celebrate his enormous legacy. More

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy to Speak at John Jay College New York, NY, January 9, 2012 - Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy will lead a prestigious group of speakers, including three heads of state correction systems, police chiefs and prosecutors from around the country, for discussions on the evolving role of drugs, race and mass incarceration in the U.S. justice system at the Seventh Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on Monday, February 6^th and Tuesday, Feb 7^th , 2012. More

Criminal Justice Doctoral Student Leonid Lantsman Receives U.S. Department of State Franklin Fellowship New York, NY, January 5, 2012 - Leonid Lantsman, a third-year student in the John Jay College/CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice, has been awarded a prestigious Franklin Fellowship from the U.S. State Department. His research will focus on a comparative study of how criminal networks utilize seaports for their own illicit purposes. More

Professor Angelique Corthals’ Groundbreaking Research on Multiple Sclerosis Published in the Quarterly Review of Biology New York, NY, December 21, 2011 - Multiple sclerosis, long viewed as an autoimmune disease, may in fact be a metabolic disorder, according to Assistant Professor Angelique Corthals of the Department of Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, whose findings appear in the December 2011 issue of the Quarterly Review of Biology. More

Forbes.com Features Blogs on Recent Dispute Resolution Consortium Meeting at John Jay New York, NY, December 5, 2011 -    More

John Jay College and New York Law School Launch New Joint Degree Program in Forensic Psychology and Law New York, NY, November 28, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice and New York Law School (NYLS) announced today the creation of a dual-degree M.A.-J.D. program in forensic psychology and law to train attorneys with a specialization in mental disability law, and train psychology graduate students in the legal system. The program will begin in the fall 2012 semester. More

115-Member John Jay College Delegation to Take Part in American Society of Criminology Conference New York, NY, November 9, 2011 - Led by President Jeremy Travis, a delegation of 115 John Jay College of Criminal Justice faculty, staff, administrators and students from the undergraduate through doctoral levels will make an impact at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, to be held in Washington, DC, from November 15-19. More

John Jay College’s President Travis Named Chair of the National Research Council’s Committee on Law and Justice New York, NY, October 31, 2011 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice has been named as the new Chair of the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Research Council. Mr. Travis's appointment was announced on October 25 by Dr. Ralph Cicerone, Chair of the National Research Council and President of the National Academy of Sciences. More

John Jay College to Receive More Than a Half Million Dollars in NIJ Grants New York, NY, October 27, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice became the only CUNY College in 2011 to be awarded grants by the National institute of Justice. The College was awarded $520,747. Of the 357 awards presented by NIJ in 2011, only 50 went to universities. More

Professor David Brotherton Honored with the Critical Criminologist of the Year Award by American Society of Criminology New York, NY, October 24, 2011 - The American Society of Criminology (ASC) has named Professor David Brotherton, Chair of the Department of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, as the Critical Criminologist of the Year. The award will be presented at the ASC Annual Conference, November 16-19, in Washington, DC. More

Professor Jonathan Jacobs Appointed Presidential Scholar at John Jay College New York, NY, October 18, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice announced today the appointment of prominent academic, Jonathan Jacobs, as a Presidential Scholar of Philosophy. Professor Jacobs joined the John Jay faculty in January 2011 and has been named the Director of the College's Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics and Editor of the journal Criminal Justice Ethics. At present, he is also the Chair of the Department of Philosophy. More

Professor Maria Volpe Named 2011 Mediation Day Frontline Champion New York, NY, October 17, 2011 - Professor Maria Volpe, Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been selected as the 2011 Mediation Settlement Day Frontline Champion. Professor Volpe will be presented with the award during the Annual Mediation Settlement Day kick-off event which will takes place on October 18, 2011 at the New York City Bar Association. More

With the Opening of a Spectacular New Building, John Jay Bolsters a New Vision of Educating for Justice New York, NY, October 12, 2011 - To meet John Jay College of Criminal Justice's evolving academic and spatial needs, the College is about to open a state-of-the-art building on 59^th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. The new 625,000 square foot facility, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is a concrete manifestation of John Jay's efforts to solidify its place as the preeminent leader in "educating for justice." More

John Jay College Congratulates Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner New York, NY, October 7, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today congratulates Leymah Gbowee, winner of the prestigious 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace. She, together with President Ellen Johnson Surleaf of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman, were co-winners of the prize. More

Groundbreaking Study Finds Double-Blind Sequential Lineups More Accurate in Eyewitness Identifications New York, NY, September 19, 2011 - John Jay College Professor of Psychology Jennifer Dysart, one of a team of researchers, has completed a field study on eyewitness identification that found double-blind sequential lineups produce fewer mistaken eyewitness identifications than double-blind simultaneous lineups. More

John Jay College Students Receive Scholarships from New York Propane Gas Association New York, NY, September 16, 2011 - The John Jay Foundation today announced that John Jay College of Criminal Justice sophomore Mateusz Grebowiec, age 20, and junior Ken Zeng, age 22 were awarded the Elbert Stillwaggon Memorial Scholarships. Sponsored by the New York Propane Gas Association (NYPGA), these scholarships of $3,000 annually are awarded to two full-time students in the College's Fire Science Program. More

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Delivers Counterterrorism Policy Address at John Jay New York, NY, September 9, 2011 - Amid tight security attendant to the upcoming 10^th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed an overflow crowd at John Jay College of Criminal Justice on September 9, unveiling an evolving counterterrorism strategy that focuses on the exercise of “smart power” to defeat violent extremism. More

John Jay Alum Wizdom Powell Appointed to Prestigious White House Fellowship New York, NY, September 8, 2011 - Of the many degrees that Wizdom Powell has earned during a stellar academic career as a scholar of health education and the racial healthcare experience, the first of these came from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1998. More

John Jay Professor José Morín Appointed Provost of CUNY New Community College New York, NY, September 7, 2011 - Professor José Luis Morín, former interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies, was recently appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at The New Community College of The City University of New York. More

John Jay College Releases Report on Strategies for Changing Juvenile Justice New York, NY, September 6, 2011 - The Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released a report titled Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment: Three Strategies for Changing Juvenile Justice. The authors, Jeffrey Butts, the Center's Director, and Douglas Evans, a research consultant with the Center, ask some important questions about the trend toward less confinement. More

John Jay College Unveils Striking New Look New York, NY, August 22, 2011 - Founded as a college to educate police officers in the sciences and liberal arts, John Jay College of Criminal Justice has been transformed, under the leadership of President Jeremy Travis, into the preeminent international leader in educating for justice. To secure recognition of this transformation and provide a platform for its ongoing communications programs, the college introduced a striking new identity program today that was unveiled at their orientation program for new students this week More

Chicago Supt. McCarthy Takes Lead on Racial Reconciliation and Legitimacy in Policing New York, NY, August 18, 2011 - In a breakthrough statement on racial reconciliation and police legitimacy, Garry McCarthy, the newly appointed Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, has stressed the importance of recognizing and addressing the historic tension between minority communities and police that can be traced back to police departments enforcing racist policies of past government institutions. More

MPA Differential Tuition Increase Approved New York, NY, July 21, 2011 - The Board of Trustees of the City University of New York approved differential tuition for students in the Master of Public Administration Program across the University on June 27.

The increase in tuition is 15% ($150 per course for in state students, $270 per course for out of state students) beginning with the fall 2011 semester. More

Scholarship Fund created to honor the memory of Professor Diana Friedland New York, NY, July 18, 2011 - On January 21, 2011, John Jay College lost a special member of our faculty with the death of Dr. Diana Friedland.  She became a full-time member of the Department of Sciences in September of 2004, and quickly became an active and invaluable member of our community. Her contribution to John Jay will be honored with a Scholarship Fund in her name. More

Ann Jacobs, Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute, Interviewed by CBS News 2 (7/7/11) New York, NY, July 7, 2011 -    More

John Jay College Confidential Informant Study Reveals Weaknesses in New Jersey Police Practices New York, NY, June 28, 2011 - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project have released a study today, authored by John Jay College of Criminal Justice faculty who investigated how closely the use of confidential informants conformed to New Jersey policy. The study revealed inconsistent policies governing the use of confidential informants at all levels of government, which have led to violations of informants' rights and compromises in the integrity of criminal investigations. More

Professor Glenn Corbett and Alumnus Commissioner Salvatore Cassano Quoted in Daily News Article on 9/11 (June 26, 2011) New York, NY, June 26, 2011 -    More

The Fortune Society & John Jay College of Criminal Justice Unveil Toolkit Outlining How to Sucessfully Employ Formerly Incarcerated Individuals New York, NY, June 23, 2011 - The Fortune Society, one of the most respected and effective alternative to incarceration and reentry agencies in the country, in partnership with the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released a practical toolkit outlining how organizations can successfully employ men and women with criminal histories. More

Dr. Jane Katz Honored At The United Nations New York, NY, June 23, 2011 - Dr. Jane Katz, a well-known author, educator and advocate of all things aquatic, was honored with a Certificate of Merit by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and gave a graciously motivating acceptance speech at the United Nations. More

Renowned Reentry Expert Ann L. Jacobs Named Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College New York, NY, June 10, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Ann L. Jacobs as director of the College's Prisoner Reentry Institute. More

John Jay / CUNY Doctoral Students Awarded Rudin Fellowships in Applied Justice Research New York, NY, June 7, 2011 - The John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay have awarded two 2011 Rudin Fellowships in Applied Justice Research. More

Academic and Service Awards Presented to 2011 John Jay Graduates New York, NY, June 7, 2011 - Outstanding graduating seniors were honored with academic and service awards during a ceremony on John Jay College of Criminal Justice on June 1st. More

Professor David Kennedy Receives Honorary Degree From Swarthmore College New York, NY, June 6, 2011 - Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control and Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College, received an honorary degree from his alma mater Swarthmore College at its 139^th Commencement on May 29^th. Along with fellow honorees, publisher David Bradley and entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir, Kennedy received the honorary degree at the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater in Swarthmore, PA. More

John Jay Lecturer, Victoria Boyd, featured on CUNY TV’S Study With the Best New York, NY, June 2, 2011 -     More

More Than 3,000 Students to Graduate From John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Friday, June 3rd New York, NY, May 31, 2011 - Students, alumni, faculty and guests will gather in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center North for the College's forty-sixth commencement exercises on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM. College President Jeremy Travis, will open both commencement ceremonies. The day is the high point for undergraduate and graduate students who have worked diligently in pursuit of academic excellence. More

John Jay College receives Top Honors at the 2011 National Model United Nations Conference for the Seventh Consecutive Year New York, NY, May 19, 2011 - The United Nations Student Association of John Jay College, a delegation of 18 students, won three awards at the 2011 National Model United Nations Conference. This marks the seventh year in a row that John Jay College of Criminal Justice has received a Delegation Award at the conference. It also marks the third year in a row that John Jay College of Criminal Justice has received the Outstanding Position Papers Award. More

John Jay College Reports No Single Cause, Predictor of Clergy Abuse New York, NY, May 18, 2011 - A landmark study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The report added that that situational factors and opportunity to abuse played a significant role in the onset and continuation of abusive acts. More

Los Angeles & San Francisco District Attorneys to Speak at John Jay’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice Symposium on California’s Three Strikes Law New York, NY, April 26, 2011 - Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, San Francisco D.A. George Gascón, California Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, and Connie Rice of the Advancement Project are among the distinguished speakers attending a symposium on California's Three Strikes law next month sponsored by John Jay College of Criminal Justice College Center on Media, Crime and Justice. More

John Jay College Senior Julia Szendro Wins Fulbright Award to Hungary New York, NY, April 25, 2011 - Julia Szendro, a senior in the CUNY BA program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been awarded a prestigious J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship to study in Hungary. Ms. Szendro joins the ranks of distinguished Fulbright scholars that include heads of state, ambassadors as well as prominent CEO's, journalists and artists. More

John Jay College Presented the 2011 Justice Awards at the CUNY Graduate Center New York, NY, April 6, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice presented the John Jay Medal for Justice to Sunitha Krishnan, founder and president of Prajwala; Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of Children's Defense Fund;, and Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois; on Tuesday, April 5 at a ceremony in the Harold M. Proshansky Auditorium at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. More

John Jay College Announces Recipients of the 2011 John Jay Justice Awards New York, NY, March 31, 2011 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the winners of the 2011 John Jay Justice Awards, honoring the contributions of three innovative and inspiring individuals whose works exemplify dedication to the cause of justice. More

John Jay College to Present the 2011 Justice Awards New York, NY, March 31, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will present the John Jay Medal for Justice to Sunitha Krishnan, founder and president of Prajwala; Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of Children's Defense Fund;, and Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, IL. on April 5, 2011. The ceremony will be held in the Harold M. Proshansky Auditorium at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. More

New Study Shows John Jay College Faculty Research Top Forensic Psychology Journals New York, NY, March 22, 2011 - The scholarly credentials of John Jay College faculty members have been resoundingly reaffirmed in a new study that examined the institutional affiliations of authors published in three top forensic psychology journals. More

Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice Ranked in Nation's Top 10 by US NEWS & WORLD REPORT and John Jay in Top 20% of Nation's MPA Programs New York, NY, March 17, 2011 - The U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best Graduate Schools survey ranks the CUNY Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as one of the top 10 programs in the nation, ahead of the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Florida and Northeastern University. More

Professor David Kennedy Receives the 2010-2011 Hatfield Scholar Award for His Crime Prevention Scholarship New York, NY, March 7, 2011 - Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College, will receive the 2010-2011 Hatfield Scholar Award for his many contributions to addressing violent crimes in communities. The Award, which was established by the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University, will be presented on April 7^th at Portland State University. More

John Jay College Receives a nearly $400,000 Homeland Security Scientific Leadership Award New York, NY, January 25, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given a $399,983 Scientific Leadership Award for Minority Serving Institutions to the College. More

Chief NYS Judge Jonathan Lippman to speak at John Jay College New York, NY, January 24, 2011 - New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will lead a prestigious group of speakers, including three senior judges and three district attorneys from around the country, for discussions on the evolving role of the courts in the U.S. justice system at the Sixth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on Monday, Jan. 31^st and Tuesday Feb 1^st, 2011. More

President Obama Names Professor Carpi as Recipient of Mentoring Award New York, NY, January 21, 2011 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice is proud to announce that Dr. Anthony Carpi, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The award will be presented to him at a ceremony at the White House on January 27. More

New York Magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer Investigative Team Win 2011 John Jay/H.F. Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, NY, January 12, 2011 -  Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, today announced that Robert Kolker of New York Magazine and Craig McCoy, Nancy Phillips, Dylan Purcell, John Sullivan, and Emilie Lounsberry, of the Philadelphia Inquirer are the winners of the John Jay/Harry Frank Guggenheim 2011 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards. More

Sociologist Bonnie Sultan of the Center for Crime Prevention & Control Featured on the PBS NewsHour New York, NY, January 11, 2011 -    More

President Travis Discusses State’s Juvenile Justice System on The Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC, 1/7/11) New York, NY, January 7, 2011 -    More

“OSHA at 40” - Co-Authored by Prof. Gerald Markowitz New York, NY, January 4, 2011 - “OSHA at 40”, co-authored by Prof. Gerald Markowitz More

2010 State of the College Address New York, NY, December 1, 2010 - Speaking to an assembly of faculty, staff, students and guests in his annual State of the College address, John Jay President Jeremy Travis said that despite the current fiscal climate and “uncertain financial future,” by virtually any other measure, John Jay has never been stronger. More

CUNY Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase New York, NY, November 23, 2010 - To preserve academic programs and meet high enrollment demands in the face of continuing state and city budget cuts and a difficult economy, the CUNY Board of Trustees on November 22 approved a tuition schedule including a 5% increase effective Spring 2011. Full-time senior college resident undergraduates will be charged an additional $115 for the 2011 Spring semester and full-time resident masters students will pay an additional $185 for the same period. More

John Jay College’s National Network for Safe Communities Awarded $447,000 Grant to Support Homicide and Drug Market Prevention Initiatives New York, NY, October 29, 2010 - The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) of John Jay College of Criminal Justice has received a $447,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support further implementation of its innovative crime prevention strategies. The NNSC, an initiative of the College’s Center for Crime Prevention and Control, seeks to restore communities by eliminating overt drug markets and preventing violent crimes associated with street gangs. More

John Jay College’s “Educating for Justice” Gala Pays Tribute to Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr. and IBM’s Smarter Cities New York, NY, October 22, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice honored Frederick “Fritz” A. O. Schwarz, Jr. a recognized public service leader and IBM’s Smarter Cities for their respective contributions to the cause of justice at the College’s “Educating for Justice” Gala on Thursday, October 21. More

Professor Martin F. Horn Named Executive Director of the Newly Created Permanent New York State Sentencing Commission New York, NY, October 15, 2010 - Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman today announced the establishment of the New York State Permanent Sentencing Commission and named Professor Martin F. Horn as the commission’s executive director. The Commission will be located at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, where it will draw upon the College’s expertise and resources. More

Professor Lisa Farrington Featured on National Public Radio Show Titled “Women Call For Peace” New York, NY , October 14, 2010 -     More

John Jay Wins U.S. Department of Education 5-Year Development Grant New York, NY, October 5, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will receive an annual amount of $637,563 for the next five years under funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. John Jay was one of just six institutions, including five CUNY colleges, to win the competitive Title V grant. The funding will support both the College’s Forensic Science curriculum and its First Year Experience program. More

John Jay’s Criminal Justice Research & Evaluation Center Receives $1 million to Evaluate Crime Control and Prevention Initiatives New York, NY, October 4, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will share with Temple University a grant of $1,000,000 awarded by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to design and implement a comprehensive process and outcome evaluation of the agency’s Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program (CBVP).  The research, which will available in 2014, will be conducted by John Jay’s Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center. More

Book Discussion - “Tales from the Sausage Factory: Making Laws in New York State” New York, NY, September 30, 2010 -    More

John Jay’s Program to Aid Science Majors Gets $600,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education New York, NY, September 16, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Education’s Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) has awarded $600,000 for the support and expansion of John Jay’s Program for Research Initiatives for Science Majors (PRISM). The grant will fund additional student research stipends, travel to conferences, an annual newsletter and a website that will keep current and former students involved in the program. More

Music for Humanity: A Narrated Concert In Memory of Daniel Pearl New York, NY, September 8, 2010 - Music for Humanity, a narrated concert in memory of Daniel Pearl, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 7:30 PM at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC.  Admission is FREE and no tickets are required. More

Professor David Kennedy’s Op-Ed on Gang Violence Featured in the Chicago Tribune (September 7, 2010) New York, NY, September 7, 2010 -   More

John Jay’s Center for International Human Rights Awarded Stavros Niarchos Foundation Grant New York, NY, September 2, 2010 - The Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has received a grant of $92,419 from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in support of the Center’s Policing Across Borders project. The new grant will fund two workshops which will focus on immigration and security and will expand the geographical reach of the project to include officials from Italy, Spain and Malta. More

John Jay Welcomes Class of 2014 New York, NY, August 26, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice welcomed its first-ever all-baccalaureate freshman class. Of the more than 2,000 enrolled freshmen, a record 85 percent attended the two-day Orientation Program along with 433 of their parents. Preliminary data indicates a record-breaking increase of 24 percent in baccalaureate freshmen enrollment over 2009. More

Professor Jane Katz Featured in The New York Times (July 31, 2010) New York, NY, July 31, 2010 -   More

John Jay Hosts “Communities & Justice” Symposium New York, NY, July 29, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, along with the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney and the Office of Manhattan Borough President, co-hosted “Communities & Justice: Partnerships & Challenges for the 21st Century,” a two-day criminal justice symposium that took place on July 28–29. More

Read Review of the J Journal: New Writing on Justice New York, NY, July 22, 2010 -   More

John Jay College Awarded $21 Million in Grants for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year New York, NY, July 20, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice received a record $21 million dollars in external grants during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, a 28.1% increase over the previous year. Five years ago, John Jay got $6 million in grants; this year, John Jay got $21 million. These funds will support research, education, training programs and community initiatives. More

CUNY Approves New Policy and Procedures Concerning Sexual Assault, Stalking, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Against Students New York, NY, July 20, 2010 - CUNY approves new policy and procedures concerning sexual assault, stalking, domestic and intimate partner violence against students More

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Goes Mobile New York, NY, July 13, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice is the first College in The City University of New York system to feature an app on both the iPhone and Android cell phone platforms. The College now joins the ranks of only a few colleges nationwide to have a smart phone application. More

Professor David Green Quoted in Time Magazine (European Edition) Article on Norway’s Prisons New York, NY, July 12, 2010 -   More

Professor Scott Atran Quoted in Newsweek Article on Talking to America’s Enemies (July 9, 2010) New York, NY, July 9, 2010 -   More

Professor Eugene O’Donnell’s “Letter to the Editor” on Stop & Frisk featured in The New York Times (July 2, 2010) New York, NY, July 2, 2010 -   More

Professor Corbett Testifies Before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee New York, NY, June 28, 2010 - Professor Glenn Corbett, Chair of the Protection Management Department at John Jay College, testified before the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee on Monday, June 28. The Subcommittee held a field forum in Middletown, Connecticut regarding the Kleen Energy Systems power plant explosion. On February 7, a massive explosion ripped through the natural gas power plant that was under construction killing five workers and injuring dozens. More

Professor James Lynch Confirmed as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics New York, NY, June 23, 2010 - The United State Senate has confirmed James Lynch, distinguished professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice. Professor Lynch was nominated to this position in fall of 2009. More

John Jay College Faculty and Students Take Part in World Science Festival New York, NY, June 20, 2010 - Faculty and students from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Department of Sciences coordinated the CSI Experience at the 2010 World Science Street Festival in New York City on June 6. For the second year, members of the science department, with the help of student volunteers, organized four tents with various interactive forensic activities for visitors of all ages. More

19 Journalists Win Tribal Justice Reporting Fellowships From the Center on Media, Crime and Justice New York, NY, June 9, 2010 - Nineteen journalists from print, online and broadcast outlets around the nation have been selected as fellows to attend a Center on Media, Crime and Justice/McCormick Foundation Specialized Reporting Institute on tribal justice at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque on June 25-26, 2010. More

Internationally Recognized Scholars and Leaders to Discuss Crime, Justice and Policing at Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco New York, NY, May 26, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will sponsor its Ninth Biennial International Conference on “Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition” in Marrakesh, Morocco from June 2 – 5, 2010. Prominent scholars, civic leaders and government officials from more than 32 countries will come together to present and discuss the latest research on various criminal justice and human rights-related topics. More

Professor David Green Selected as a Fellow at NYU Straus Institute New York, NY, May 20, 2010 - David Green, Assistant Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been awarded a prestigious one-year research fellowship at New York University’s Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law and Justice for 2010-11. More

More Than 2,800 Students to Graduate From John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Thursday, May 27 New York, NY, May 18, 2010 - Students, alumni, faculty and guests will gather in the Madison Square Garden Theatre for the College’s Commencement exercises on Thursday, May 27,  2009, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM. College President Jeremy Travis, will open both Commencement ceremonies. The day is the high point for undergraduate and graduate students who have worked diligently in pursuit of academic excellence.  More

Renowned Restaurateur Phil Suarez Joins John Jay College Foundation Board New York, NY, May 7, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Phil Suarez to the John Jay College Foundation Board. Mr. Suarez is CEO and President of the Suarez Restaurant Group and Partner of Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges.
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Professor Staci Stroble Wins Prestigious Radzinowicz Memorial New York, NY, May 6, 2010 - Staci Strobl, Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was recently awarded the Radzinowicz Memorial Prize by The British Journal of Criminology (BJC) for her article titled "Policing Housemaids: The Criminalization of Domestic Workers in Bahrain", (March 2009). More

John Jay College Center on Media, Crime and Justice Awarded Over $780,000 in Grants This Year New York, NY, May 4, 2010 - The Center on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ) at John Jay College has garnered $780,956 in research grants during the first half of 2010. These grants will allow the Center to expand its mission of promoting and developing high-quality criminal justice journalism in the United States. More

President Jeremy Travis Honored With Distinguished Public Service Award New York, NY, April 21, 2010 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, received the Distinguished Public Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Service from the School of Criminal Justice, the State University of New York at Albany. The award ceremony took place as part of the 26^th Annual John E. Burton Lecture on April 20^th at the University at Albany. More

President Travis Responds to U.S. Department of Justice Charges New York, NY, April 19, 2010 - I am writing to respond to various news accounts regarding allegations that John Jay College has discriminated against non-citizens in our employment practices.  These news accounts have left the erroneous impression that the College has engaged in widespread discriminatory practices.  Nothing could be further from the truth. More

John Jay College Artist-in-Residence Caroline Stoessinger Receives Visionary Award New York, NY, April 16, 2010 - Caroline Stoessinger, prominent pianist and John Jay College Artist-in-Residence since 2007, received the Visionary Award of the American Dreamer Awards from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. The Awards were presented at a breakfast reception hosted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Fatima Shama that kicked off Immigrant Heritage Week, a weeklong celebration that runs from April 15- 21. More

The Publishing Triangle Honors Professor Blanche Wiesen Cook with Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award New York, NY, April 12, 2010 - Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History and Women’s at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, has been honored with the 2010 Publishing Triangle’s Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. More

John Jay College Students Receive Top Honors at Model UN Conference for Sixth Consecutive Year New York, NY, April 12, 2010 - The John Jay Model United Nations team, a delegation of 24 students, won four top awards at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference held in New York from March 28 to April 3. It was the sixth consecutive year that the John Jay team has won an award at the conference. More

John Jay College Hosts Justice Awards Ceremony New York, NY, April 7, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice presented the John Jay Medal for Justice to Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director of Women, Peace & Security Africa; the Florence, AZ Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project; and the Innocence Project on April 6, 2010. The ceremony was held in the College’s Gerald W. Lynch Theatre, 899 Tenth Avenue. More

President Jeremy Travis Interviewed on CUNY-TV’s City Talk (Watch Now) New York, March 23, 2010 - President Jeremy Travis will discuss the NYPD’s stop, question and frisk policy and the New York State Juvenile Justice Task Force on CUNY-TV’s City Talk this Wednesday, March 24^th at 9:30 AM. More

Primer on Stop, Question & Frisk Policing Practices in NYC Released by John Jay College New York, NY, March 9, 2010 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released “Stop, Question & Frisk Policing Practices in New York City: A Primer” authored by its Center on Race, Crime and Justice. The Primer was made available on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the New York City Bar Association in connection with its forum “The New York Police Department's Stop and Frisk Policies: Are they Effective? Fair? Appropriate?”  More

John Jay College Ron Brown Summer Law School Program Featured on NY1 News New York, NY, February 26, 2010 -    More

President Travis Quoted in New York Times Article on Detained Youths (2/11/10) New York, NY, February 11, 2010 -   More

Professor Suzanne Oboler Named Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies New York, NY, February 5, 2010 - Professor Suzanne Oboler of the John Jay College department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies has been selected as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies. She will study the changing meaning of race and blackness in Brazil, in the light of the relatively recent implementation of affirmative action in Brazilian higher education. More

President Travis Quoted in USA Today Article on Juvenile Justice (2/3/10) New York, NY, February 2, 2010 -    More

Professor Gerald Markowitz’s Work on Public Health Issues featured in Scientific American New York, NY, January 28, 2010 -   More

Noted Scholars, Legislators and Journalists Explore Criminal Justice Reforms at John Jay Symposium on Crime in America New York, NY, January 27, 2010 - Former Pasadena police chief Bernard Melekian, the new director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Connecticut State Senator John Kissel, former NYC Correction Commissioner Martin Horn, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, and CNN Correspondent and New Yorker writer Jeff Toobin head the list of speakers at the 5^th Annual Harry Frank  Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America  at John Jay College, Feb 1-2, 2010. More

Professor Katie Gentile's Article on Celebrity Weight Obsession Featured on The Daily Beast (1/25/10) New York, NY, January 25, 2010 -   More

Student Crystal Ferguson featured in the New York Daily News (1/22/10) New York, NY, January 22, 2010 -   More

LISTEN to President Travis Discuss Juvenile Justice Reform on 1370 Connection AM Radio (1/21/10) New York, NY, January 21, 2010 -   More

President Travis Quoted in New York Times Article on Juvenile Offenders (1/20/10) New York, NY, January 20, 2010 -   More

Belleville News-Democrat and Austin Chronicle Reporters Win 2010 John Jay Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, NY, January 19, 2010 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that George Pawlaczyk and Beth Hundsdorfer of the Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat and Jordan Smith of the Austin Chronicle are the winners of the College’s 2010 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards. More

President Travis Quoted in Newsweek article on Juvenile Justice (1/15/10) New York, NY, January 15, 2010 -   More

Professor Scott Atran’s Research Cited in Newsweek Article on Iran New York, NY, January 8, 2010 -   More

Distinguished Professor Todd Clear Appointed Dean of the School of Research at Rutgers New York, NY, January 8, 2010 - John Jay College Distinguished Professor Todd Clear has been appointed dean of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers–Newark. He will begin his post at Rutgers, where he previously served as a faculty member from 1978-1996, in March. More

New York Times Magazine Article Cites Professor David Kennedy’s Work and References Professor Todd Clear (1/10/10) New York, NY, January 8, 2010 -   More

Professor Andrew Karmen’s Op-Ed Featured USA Today (1/7/10) New York, NY, January 7, 2010 -    More

Professor Eugene O’Donnell’s Op-Ed Featured in the Daily News (1/6/10) New York, NY, January 6, 2010 -   More

Read Professor Scott Atran’s Article Titled “The Terror Scare” (Huffington Post, 12/30/09) New York, NY, December 30, 2009 -    More

John Jay Student Crystal Ferguson Selected to be White House Intern New York, NY, December 28, 2009 - Crystal Ferguson, a two-sport student-athlete at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has won an appointment as a White House intern for the spring 2010 semester. More

John Jay featured in new CUNY ad (Daily News 12/27/09) New York, NY, December 27, 2009 -    More

Mayor Bloomberg Appoints John Jay Alumnus Salvatore J. Cassano, BS ’76, As Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department New York, NY, December 22, 2009 - John Jay Alumnus Salvatore J. Cassano, BS ’76, has been appointed the 32^nd Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY.) Cassano currently serves as the Chief of Department, the FDNY’s highest ranking uniformed officer. More

Community Policing Leadership Institute Roundtable Focuses on Unique Challenge of Girls in the Juvenile Justice System New York, NY, December 18, 2009 - The John Jay College of Criminal Justice Community Policing Leadership Institute convened 27 experts in the fields of law enforcement, juvenile justice and social services together for its inaugural roundtable discussion on The Unique Challenge of Girls in the Juvenile Justice System on December 9^th in Westchester County, NY. More

Professor John Matteson Featured in Louis May Alcott Documentary on PBS, Dec. 28th New York, NY, December 15, 2009 -   More

Task Force Releases Plan for Transforming New York State's Juvenile Justice System New York, NY, December 14, 2009 - Governor David A. Paterson’s Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice today released its final report, Charting a New Course: A Blueprint for Transforming Juvenile Justice in New York State. The report calls on state officials to reinvest in community-based,  rehabilitative, treatment-focused services that can improve outcomes for youth and their families while also ensuring greater public safety. More

President Barack Obama to Nominate John Jay Alumna Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, MA ’78, as U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago New York, NY, November 23, 2009 - John Jay Alumna Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, MA ’78, is the fourth member of the John Jay College community poised to join the Obama Administration.  President Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Ms. Welters as Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The nomination of Ms. Welters requires confirmation by the United States Senate.  More

Siegel+Gale CEO Alan Siegel Joins John Jay College Foundation Board New York, NY, November 16, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Alan Siegel to the John Jay College Foundation Board. Mr. Siegel is Founder and CEO of Siegel+Gale, one of the world’s premier strategic branding companies. More

John Jay Faculty Scholarship Garners Major Research Grants College Recognized as Research Hub for Justice New York, NY, November 16, 2009 - John Jay received nearly $10 million dollars in research grants during the last quarter of the federal 2009 fiscal year. The agencies that awarded grants to the college included the National Institutes of Health; the Department of Homeland Security; the National Science Foundation; the National Institute of Justice; the U.S. Department of Education, the Bureau of Justice Assistance; New York State Department of Education; and the New York City Department of Corrections. More

Prof. James Lynch nominated as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics New York, NY, November 3, 2009 - President Barack Obama has announced that he intends to nominate Professor James Lynch, distinguished professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice. The nomination of Dr. Lynch as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics requires confirmation by the United States Senate. More

John Jay College’s “Educating for Justice” Gala Pays Tribute to Lynn and Jules Kroll and Herb Sturz New York, NY, October 29, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice honored Lynn and Jules Kroll, longtime philanthropists in New York; and Herb Sturz, a recognized public service leader for their respective contributions to public service and education at the College’s “Educating for Justice” Gala on Thursday, October 29. More

President Jeremy Travis Launches Master Plan “John Jay @ 50” - Highlights Recent Accomplishments New York, NY, October 21, 2009 - With an eye to the future and the College’s 50^th Anniversary in 2014, President Jeremy Travis recognized the “stunning achievements” of a revitalized John Jay College of Criminal Justice during his State of the College address. “We should be very proud of the distances we have travelled over the past five years,” said Travis. He recognized faculty, staff and students for taking on the challenges of improving student success, reinvigorating the faculty and reforming core academic programs. More

John Jay’s Prisoner Reentry Institute and the Urban Institute Release Report on Correctional Education New York, NY, October 7, 2009 - The Prisoner Reentry Institute and the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center today announced the publication of From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry.  More

John Jay Welcomes New Faculty and Students New Majors and New Building Add to the Excitement of Fall 2009 New York, NY , September 14, 2009 - This fall, John Jay welcomed 36 new full-time faculty members. With their arrival, the College reached another milestone – since 2004, the ranks of full-time faculty have grown from 335 to 449, a 34% increase. More

Professor David Green Wins British Society of Criminology 2009 Book Prize New York, NY, September 3, 2009 - David Green, Assistant Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was recently awarded the British Society of Criminology’s 2009 Book Prize for When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture (Oxford University Press, 2008). The award is presented annually to recognize the work of new members of the criminology profession. More

President Travis’ “Letter to the Editor” published in The New York Times New York, NY, August 31, 2009 -     More

Professor Moskos' Op-Ed featured in the Washington Post New York, NY, August 17, 2009 -     More

John Jay College Receives $768,000 Grant from US Department of Education New York, NY, August 13, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that the U.S. Department of Education (US DOE) Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) awarded a $768,000 Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) grant to the College’s Office of Continuing and Professional Studies. The grant is for the development of the City University of New York All Campus Emergency Management System (CUNY ACEMS). More

Ellen Scrivner Appointed Deputy Director of the National Institute of Justice New York, NY, August 13, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that Dr. Ellen Scrivner, director of the College’s Leadership Academy and member of the criminal justice doctoral faculty has accepted an appointment as Deputy Director of the National Institute of Justice. More

Spring 2009 J Journal Features Writings on Justice New York, NY, July 1, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice has published the third issue of J Journal: New Writing on Justice. Contributors include established and new writers, professionals in the law enforcement field, lawyers, professors in the humanities and social sciences, and prison inmates. More

Martin F. Horn Appointed Distinguished Lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY, June 24, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Martin F. Horn, former Commissioner of NYC Department of Correction and Department of Probation as a Distinguished Lecturer in the College’s Department of Law & Police Science. More

Professor Kennedy’s Work with the National Network for Safe Communities Featured in The New Yorker Magazine and in the Wall Street Journal New York, NY, June 15, 2009 -      More

John Jay College Launches “National Network for Safe Communities” To Reduce Violent Crime and Overt Drug Markets and To Build a New Standard of Practice for Reducing Crime in the US New York, NY, June 15, 2009 - The Center for Crime Prevention and Control of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today officially launched the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) at a press conference held at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Providence, RI. More

Professor Amy Adamczyk Receives $75,000 Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New York, NY, June 15, 2009 - Professor Amy Adamczyk, Assistant Professor of Sociology, at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was awarded a $75,000 two-year grant from the New Connections Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The grant will allow Dr. Adamczyk to examine the influence of secular and religion-supported programs for shaping the health-related behaviors of young Latino and African American men. More

Professor Adam Berlin's boxing piece picked up by CBS Sports New York, NY, May 27, 2009 - Adam Berlin of the English Department wrote a piece on welterweight boxing champion Joshua Clottey's training camp as he prepares for his fight with Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. His article, published by 15rounds.com and GoFightLive.com, was picked up by CBSSports.com More

Negar Farshbaf Named 2009-2010 St. Guillen Scholar New York, NY, May 26, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that Negar Farshbaf is the 2009-2010 recipient of the Imette St. Guillen Scholarship. She is a graduate student with a diverse background in activism and volunteerism. More

More Than 2,700 Students to Graduate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Thursday, May 28 New York, NY, May 19, 2009 - Students, alumni, faculty and guests will gather in the Madison Square Garden Theatre for the College’s Commencement exercises on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM. College President Jeremy Travis, will open both Commencement ceremonies. The day is the high point for undergraduate and graduate students who have worked diligently in pursuit of academic excellence.  More

Summer in the City @ John Jay New York, NY, May 13, 2009 - This summer make New York City and John Jay your destination for fun and learning! More

New York Times Article on Forensics Features Science Department Faculty New York, NY, May 11, 2009 - New York Times Article on Forensics Features Science Department Faculty More

Distinguished Professor Saul Kassin Quoted in New York Times Article on Police Interrogations New York, NY, May 11, 2009 - Distinguished Professor Saul Kassin Quoted in New York Times Article on Police Interrogations More

Study Shows Child Abuse Survivors Have Higher Risk for STDs – Professor Widom’s Work Featured in the American Journal of Public Health New York, NY, April 30, 2009 - The April 2009 supplemental issue of the American Journal of Public Health features a study co-authored by Cathy Spatz Widom, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Helen W. Wilson, Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. More

CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice at John Jay Ranked in Nation's Top 10 by US NEWS & WORLD Report New York, NY, April 30, 2009 - The CUNY Graduate Center doctoral program in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice was ranked as one of the top 10 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its 2009 “Best Graduate Schools” survey. More

"The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" Gets Rave Review New York, NY, April 21, 2009 - "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" gets rave reviews. More

Key Facts About Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) New York, NY, April 20, 2009 - Key Facts about Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) More

2009 John Jay Justice Awards New York, NY, April 14, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice presented the 2009 John Jay Justice Awards to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; BJ Bernstein, a prominent Atlanta-based attorney; and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law on April 14. An audience of elected officials, public leaders and other dignitaries were on hand for the ceremony held in the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre of the College. More

John Jay College Announces Winners of 2009 Justice Awards New York, NY, April 1, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will present the 2009 John Jay Justice Awards to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; BJ Bernstein, a prominent Atlanta-based attorney; and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law on April 14. The ceremony will be held in the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre of the College. More

John Jay College Center on Media, Crime and Justice Awards 21 Journalists With White Collar Crime Reporting Fellowships New York, NY, March 16, 2009 - Twenty-one journalists from print, online and broadcast outlets around the nation have been selected as fellows to attend a McCormick Foundation Specialized Reporting Institute on financial crime at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on April 1^st and April 2^nd.  More

Professor Jonathan Gray of the English Department featured on WNYC Radio and in the Washington Post regarding the movie “Watchmen”. New York, NY, March 12, 2009 -    More

On March 12, 2009, President Travis Testified on “What Works” for Successful Prisoner Reentry before a US House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee New York, NY, March 12, 2009 -   More

NYC Justice Corps article in the NY Times (3/4/09) features President Travis New York, NY, March 4, 2009 -   More

President Travis discusses community justice on Milwaukee Public Radio New York, NY, March 3, 2009 -     More

Call for Entries to the “Make Talk Work” Second International Video Competition for Short Films New York, NY, March 2, 2009 - The City University of New York Dispute Resolution Consortium (CUNY DRC) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has announced the Make Talk Work^® Second International Video Competition for short films that can demonstrate how peaceful solutions could be found for difficult issues. The project, funded by the JAMS Foundation, is aimed at increasing public awareness of dispute resolution and the innovative formats it uses to resolve conflict across many different spheres. More

“Officer Krupke, You’re Historically Precise”, New York Times article (02/26/09) featuring Chief Librarian Larry Sullivan New York, NY, February 26, 2009 -     More

Vivien Hoexter Named Vice President for Marketing and Development of John Jay College New York, NY, February 26, 2009 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Vivien Hoexter as Vice President for Marketing and Development. More

Listen to NPR interview featuring James Doyle, Center for Modern Forensic Practice New York, NY, February 19, 2009 -   More

John Jay’s Professor Browne-Marshall Recognized for Her Dedication to Issues of Justice New York. NY, February 17, 2009 - Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Associate Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is the 2009 recipient of the New York County Lawyers’ Association’s (NYCLA) Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award. She was honored for her contributions to the legal profession and to policy issues of concern to vulnerable groups, specifically children, women, and people of color in the United States, Africa, and Europe. More

Criminal Justice Challenges of Obama Administration Explored at John Jay Symposium New York, NY, February 3, 2009 - The Fourth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America was held on February 2-3, 2009 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  In attendance were journalists, practitioners and academicians from across the United States, all discussing the recent and impending changes in criminal justice. More

Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Times Herald-Record Reporters Win 2009 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, January 23, 2009 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that Christine Young of the Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY), and Eric Nalder and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer investigative team are the winners of the College’s 2009 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards. More

Corporate Security Expert Cavanagh Named Director of Center for Business Preparedness New York, NY, January 22, 2009 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Thomas E. Cavanagh as Director of the newly established Center for Business Preparedness. Cavanagh comes to John Jay from The Conference Board, where he was Senior Research Associate and principal investigator for a series of major reports on corporate security and preparedness.   More

Study Shows Child Abuse in High Income Countries Grossly Underreported - Professor Widom’s Findings Featured in The Lancet’s Series on Child Maltreatment New York, NY, December 4, 2008 - Child maltreatment is far more common than suggested by official statistics of child protective agencies, according to “Burden and Consequences of Child Maltreatment in High Income Countries,” a recent paper co-authored  by Cathy Spatz Widom, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College with Ruth Gilbert, Professor at the Evidence-based Child Health and MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College London Institute of Child Health, UK, and colleagues.  More

Three NYC Ethnic and Community Press Journalists Win the First Annual Justice and Community Reporting Award New York, NY, December 2, 2008 - The John Jay College of Criminal Justice Center on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ) and the New York Community Media Alliance (NYCMA) announced today the winners of the recently established Justice and Community Reporting Award, which honors the best independent media reporting on selected criminal justice issues in the New York region. More

Cincinnati Police Department Wins 2008 IACP Award for Initiative to Reduce Violence Designed by Professor David Kennedy New York, NY, December 2, 2008 - The Cincinnati, Ohio Police Department recently won the 2008 International Association of Chiefs of Police /Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement for the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV.) Designed by Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control, the CIRV has helped to reduce gang-involved violence in Cincinnati by 38% this year.    More

John Jay's Professor Volpe Receives Double Honors For Her Outstanding Work In Dispute Resolution New York, NY, November 17, 2008 - Professor Maria Volpe, Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice recently garnered dual honors for her exceptional work in dispute resolution.  The New York State Dispute Resolution Association (NYSDRA) named her the 2008 Winner of their Lawrence Cooke Peace Innovator Award.  And, she was the honoree of the Network for Peace through Dialogue at their annual recognition dinner. More

John Jay’s President Travis Calls for a New Office of Justice Research in the U.S. Department of Justice New York, NY, November 14, 2008 - In an open letter to the American Society of Criminology, John Jay College President Jeremy Travis proposed the creation of a new Office of Justice Research in the U.S. Department of Justice. According to Travis, “The nation urgently needs a top notch research and development program to improve our understanding of, and responses to, the challenges of violent crime and the administration of justice.” More

President Delivers State of the College Address New York, NY, November 5, 2008 - Pointing with pride to the hundreds of thousands of students — “full of ambition, eager to leave their mark” — who have been touched by the John Jay experience over the years, President Jeremy Travis opened his first State of the College Address by reaffirming the College’s core mission of educating for justice. More

Professor O’Donnell Discusses Crime in the 2008 Campaign New York, NY, November 3, 2008 - Professor Eugene O’Donnell of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration wrote an op-ed Article for Newsweek online titled “Shot in the Dark: Why Was Crime Overlooked in This Campaign”. More

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton Delivers Major Address on Police Leadership at John Jay College New York, NY, October 22, 2008 - William Bratton, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, brought his views on cutting-edge police leadership to the annual Patrick V. Murphy Lecture hosted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Leadership Academy. The October 22 lecture drew a standing-room-only audience to hear Bratton speak about “transformative leadership.” More

John Jay’s Professor Katz Wins 2008 New York Post Liberty Medal New York, NY, October 21, 2008 - Jane Katz, Professor of Physical Education and Athletics at John Jay College was just named as one of nine winners of the New York Post Liberty Medals for 2008. The New York Post created the Liberty Medals program seven years ago, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to honor “selfless New Yorkers who go the extra mile to benefit others with resourcefulness, empathy and valor.” More

Graduate Student Sarah Kopelovich Wins American Psychological Association Research Award New York, NY, October 7, 2008 - Sarah Kopelovich, a second-year graduate student in the CUNY Doctoral Program in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, recently won the prestigious American Psychological Association (APA) National Convention Research Award. The award was presented by Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, at the APA’s annual national convention in August. More

Call for Entries to the 2008 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards Competition New York, NY, September 17, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Center on Media, Crime and Justice are encouraging all print crime reporters to submit their entries for two annual awards which recognize excellence in criminal justice reporting. Established in 2005, the Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards will be given in two categories – single story and series reporting. More

Governor Paterson Appoints President Travis as Chair of NYS Juvenile Justice Task Force New York, NY, September 10, 2008 - Governor David Paterson today announced the appointment of Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice as Chair of the Juvenile Justice Task Force. More

John Jay College President Jeremy Travis Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee On Strategies to Reduce Violent Crime In America New York, NY, September 10, 2008 - President Jeremy Travis today testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on “New Strategies for Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from Recent Experience”. President Travis called for federal leadership in helping to lower current rates of violence in cities and neighborhoods across the country. More

John Jay College Launches Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies New York, NY, September 4, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the opening of its Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies.  Named for probationary firefighter Christian Regenhard, who was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the Center will serve as a research repository and information clearinghouse for the study of emergency responses to disasters such as the attacks on the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina as well as future threats. More

Greek Law Enforcement Officials to Pursue Masters Degrees at John Jay through Niarchos Foundation Grant New York, NY, August 26, 2008 - Through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, four Greek Law Enforcement Officials will begin graduate studies this fall at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  The grant awarded to John Jay’s Center for International Human Rights will support a master’s level scholarship program for mid-career Greek law enforcement officials. More

Professor Hartwig Wins “Early Career Award” From European Association of Psychology & Law New York, NY, July 24, 2008 - Maria Hartwig, Assistant Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was recently named the 2008 Winner of the  Early Career Award by the European Association of Psychology and the Law (EAPL). The award is presented annually to a young researcher for their academic scholarship. More

Renowned Scholars and Leaders Examine the Global Nature of Crime, Justice and Policing at International Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico New York, NY, July 17, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice sponsored an International Conference on Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies in San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 9 – 12, 2008.  More than 225 prominent scholars, civic leaders and government officials from more than 20 countries including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ireland, Israel, India, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands and the United States attended.  More

John Jay Launches Criminal Justice Based Literary Journal - Police Officers, Poets and Prisoners Writings Showcased Library Journal and Utne Reader Praise Content New york, NY, July 10, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice premiered its J Journal: New Writing on Justice, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to criminal justice issues. The inaugural issue includes fiction, poetry and personal essays from a California prisoner serving life; law enforcement professionals, their wives and sons; award-winning poets from Texas and Oregon, a Los Angeles story writer; lawyers; and college professors from across the country.  More

John Jay Launches Public Safety Executive Leadership Institute - Top Arizona Law Enforcement Leaders Attend Inaugural Session New York, NY, July 7, 2008 - Twenty-two of Arizona’s top Police Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs  just completed an intensive 3-day Public Safety Executive Leadership Institute (June 24-26) conducted by John Jay’s Leadership Academy. Executive institutes are one component of the Leadership Academy. More

John Jay College to Launch Arson Screening Project With $250, 000 Grant From JEHT Foundation New York, NY, July 1, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice announced a $250,000 grant from the JEHT Foundation to establish an Arson Screening Project in the College’s Center for Modern Forensic Practice. This project will utilize the College’s forensic science, law enforcement and legal expertise to develop a process for screening arson cases, apply that process to a growing backlog of “bad science” convictions, and disseminate the assessments for analysis to the media, the public and criminal justice agencies. More

Shea Donato Named 2008-2009 St. Guillen Scholar New York, NY, June 25, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced that Shea Donato is the 2008-2009 recipient of the Imette St. Guillen Scholarship. Ms. Donato is a graduate student with a diverse background in activism and volunteerism, particularly in the area of intimate partner violence. More

Partnership of ASU School of Criminology and John Jay College of Criminal Justice Will Promote Cross-Country Programs and Advance Research New York, NY, June 18, 2008 - Arizona State University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the establishment of a partnership that is designed to develop cross-country criminology programs, enhance research efforts and strengthen ties between academia and practitioners. More

Internationally Recognized Scholars and Leaders to Discuss Crime, Justice and Policing at Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico New York, NY, June 9, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice will sponsor an International Conference on Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies in San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 9 – 12, 2008.  Prominent scholars, civic leaders and government officials from more than 20 countries including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ireland, Israel, India, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands and the United States will come together to present and discuss the latest research on various criminal justice-related topics. More

More Than 2,600 Students to Graduate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Thursday, May 29 New York, NY, May 21, 2008 - Students, alumni, faculty and University guests, will gather in the Madison Square Garden Theatre for the College’s Commencement exercises on Thursday, May 29,  2008, at 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM. College President Jeremy Travis, will open both Commencement ceremonies.  The day is the high point for undergraduate and graduate students who have worked diligently in pursuit of academic excellence.  More

Increased Collaboration Between Jails and Communities Can Improve the Return of Inmates to Society Washington, D.C, May 5, 2008 - Despite limited resources and a churning population of inmates beset by numerous problems, the nation’s 3,365 jails can do more to prevent crime by partnering with community organizations to improve the odds of inmates’ successful return to society, two new reports from the Urban Institute, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Correction and Rehabilitation demonstrate. More

US News & World Report Ranks John Jay in Top 20% of Nation’s MPA Programs - John Jay Recognized as No. 1 CUNY MPA Program New York, NY, May 5, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s MPA Program was again ranked in the top 20% of the nation’s MPA Programs by US News & World Report in its 2008 “Best Graduate Schools” survey. Only three public policy programs in New York City – NYU, Columbia and John Jay - were among the top 20% nationwide.  Furthermore, the ranking places John Jay’s program ahead of Baruch, the New School and Pace University. More

John Jay College To Launch Academy for Critical Incident Analysis with $175,000 Grant from Dart Foundation New York, NY, April 29, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced a $175,000 grant from the Dart Foundation to launch the Academy for Critical Incident Analysis (ACIA). The mission of the Academy is to promote and disseminate scholarly research relating to the emergence, management and consequences of critical incidents. ACIA will sponsor research, host conferences and symposiums as well as develop indexed archives of incident records. More

Study Looks at New York City's Efforts to Address The Health Care Needs of Inmates Returning to Local Communities New York, NY, April 14, 2008 - John Jay College faculty and Bellevue Hospital health care professionals have  released a study entitled “Mapping the Innovation in Correctional Health Care Delivery in New York City” on the health and human services currently available to recently released inmates in  New York City. The study found that many local communities are not adequately prepared to take on the ongoing management of released inmates’ medical and mental health conditions. More

John Jay’s Matteson Wins 2008 Pulitzer for Biography New York, NY, April 7, 2008 - John Matteson, Associate Professor of the English Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in biography for his book Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, which chronicles the relationship between the celebrated author of Little Women and her father Bronson Alcott.  More

John Jay College Faculty Receive Over $580,000 In Grants From The Department of Homeland Security New York, NY, March 24, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $580,603 in grants to the College.  These grants will support education, research and professional development efforts targeted at training the next generation of homeland security experts and scholars. More

Listen Now to Professor David Kennedy on National Public Radio New York, NY, March 23, 2008 - Professor David Kennedy, Director of the Center on Crime Prevention and Control, was interviewed on NPR about open-area drug markets and the anti-drug efforts underway in Hempstead, NY More

Dr. Jane Bowers Named Provost of John Jay College New York, NY, March 3, 2008 - Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Dr. Jane Bowers as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. More

Hon. Judith Kaye Receives First John Jay Medal for Justice - Students Get Sound Advice on How to Successfully Pursue Legal Careers New York, NY, March 1, 2008 - President Jeremy Travis today presented the Hon. Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York with the first John Jay Medal for Justice. In presenting her with the medal, President Travis said: “This is an historic day for John Jay College. Our College is named after John Jay, one of the nation’s founding fathers. And as Chief Judge, she occupies the seat that he first held. More

Patricia Cornwell, Internationally Known #1 New York Times Bestselling Crime Writer, Donates $1 Million to John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Gift Will Establish New Cutting-Edge Crime Scene Academy New York, NY, February 15, 2008 -  John Jay College of Criminal Justice announced today a $1 million gift from Patricia Cornwell, America’s premier crime writer, to establish a Crime Scene Academy that will become the first and only international center for crime scene training for professionals, undergraduate and graduate degree students, as well as interested members of the general public.   More

John Jay College Receives More Than $1.5 Million In Federal Support For New Research Initiatives New York, NY, January 22, 2008 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced receipt of more than $1.5 million in federal funds (Congressional earmarks and grants) to support a variety of criminal justice research initiatives -- emergency response to large-scale disasters, gang violence and crime prevention, sex offender management, domestic violence, undergraduate science education, and public safety leadership. More

Wall Street Journal and Denver Post Reporters Win 2007 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards New York, NY, December 4, 2007 - Joyce Purnick, award winning journalist, is the keynote speaker at the 2007 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards Luncheon.  She together with Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice will present the 2007 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards at the third annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium: Changing the View of Crime in America, hosted by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice. More

National Poll Shows Voters Rank Crime Even With Health Care and Economy New York, NY, December 3, 2007 - The poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group for John Jay College, surveyed 1,000 registered voters across the nation from October 29 – November 13. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.5%. The poll, made possible through a grant from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and the Open Society Institute, will be released at the Third Annual Guggenheim Symposium (December 3-4) being held at John Jay College.
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“LET’S GET READY TO RRRRUMBLE!!!” John Jay College Presents West Side Story New York, NY, November 23, 2007 - Fifty years after two teenage gangs known as the Jets and the Sharks first engaged in a fatal turf battle on the West Side of Manhattan, they will go at it once again in early December, in nearly the same neighborhood, as John Jay College presents what may be its most ambitious theatrical production ever, the classic West Side Story. More

Center on Media, Crime and Justice Receives $500,000 Grant from Open Society Institute New York, NY, November 21, 2007 - The Center for Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice received a $500,000 two-year grant from the Open Society Institute (OSI) Justice Initiative to enhance and augment its programs for students, budding journalists, ethnic and community media editors and reporters, and mid-career professionals.  More

Record Number of John Jay Faculty to Present at the 2007 American Society of Criminology Conference in Atlanta New York, NY, November 1, 2007 - John Jay College of Criminal Justice has a record number of scholars presenting research papers at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting being held in Atlanta, GA from November 14 – 17. More

Experts Explore the Nuances of “Gray Rape” New York City, NY, October 15, 2007 - Moderated by Court TV journalist Ashleigh Banfield, “The Changing Definition of Date Rape” Symposium brought together John Jay students and a panel of experts for a thought-provoking, often emotional discussion. More

High Point Police Department Wins Innovation Award for Drug Market Strategy Designed by Professor David Kennedy New York, NY, September 25, 2007 - The High Point, North Carolina police department yesterday received the 2007 Innovations in American Government Award from the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  This prestigious award is being given to High Point for their successful strategy to eliminate neighborhood drug markets, which was designed by Professor Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control.  More

Professor McCoy Discusses Police Use of Force with Experts in the Field New York, NY, - Professor Candace McCoy, The City University of New York Graduate Center and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and police accountability experts examine seminal research on the use of force and how it can inform today’s research.  More

Professor Adam McKible Quoted in the Washington Post New York, NY, - Associate Professor Adam McKible of the Department of English is quoted in a Washington Post article titled “By the Book: A New Web Site Maps Fictional Washington” about the DC By the Book web site which offers an interactive fictional map that features every novel set in Washington, DC. More

November 1 - WATCH WPIX News at 5:00 PM - Carnegie Hall Musicians Perform at John Jay Evacuation Center New York, NY, - A news segment on the WPIX Channel 11 5:00 PM newscast will feature musicians from the Manhattan Hong Kong Music Festival performing for evacuees staying at the John Jay College Evacuation Center in North Hall. The classical musicians from Hong Kong were scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall earlier this week. More

Center on Media, Crime and Justice Awards Fellowships to 15 Journalists New York, NY , - New York, NY, January 15, 2009 --- Sixteen journalists from print, online and broadcast outlets around the country have been awarded fellowships to attend the Fourth Annual Harry F. Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on Feb 2-3, 2009. The special fellowships, organized by John Jay’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice (CMCJ), are aimed at encouraging and promoting top-quality journalism on criminal justice.   More