Criminal Justice Management, Bachelor of Science
The Criminal Justice Management major focuses on the development of leadership, supervision and analytic skills of students who aspire to executive positions in criminal justice agencies such as correctional facilities, courts, and emergency response and law enforcement agencies. The major is designed to introduce students to the American criminal justice system, expose students to management issues and methods, introduce ethical considerations, and provide students with basic academic and management skills that are needed for supervisory and executive positions.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Identify core management issues affecting delivery of services by criminal justice agencies.
- Describe the political, economic, legal, and social environments in which criminal justice agencies operate.
- Explain the constitutional and legal challenges of delivering policing, court, and correctional services in a diverse society.
- Synthesize information and use analytical approaches in designing appropriate courses of action for management-related problems in criminal justice agencies.
- Organize and communicate information to a diverse workforce and citizenry by means of oral presentations, written documents, presentation graphics, and online techniques.
- Observe and identify examples of decision-making, leadership and management skills in public, private, or nonprofit criminal justice organizations.
Credits Required.
| Criminal Justice Management Major |
39 |
| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
39
|
| Total Credits Required for B.S. Degree |
120 |
Prerequisites. POL 101. This course fulfills the Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in its Diversity area of the general education requirements.
Coordinator. Professor Denise Thompson, Department of Public Management (dthompson@jjay.cuny.edu)
Advisor. Ms. Yvonne Purdie, Department of Public Management (212.237.8554, ypurdie@jjay.cuny.edu)
Advising resources. Sample Four-year Plan of Study.
Baccalaureate/Master’s Program in Criminal Justice Management. Qualified undergraduate students may enter the Baccalaureate/Master’s Program and thereby graduate with both a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice management, and either a master’s degree in criminal justice or the Master of Public Administration degree. For additional information, see BA/MA webpage or email: bamadirector@jjay.cuny.edu.
Additional information. Students who enroll for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2015 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose either the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2014–2015 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Part One. Foundation Courses
Required
| CJBS 101 | Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| LAW 203 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PAD 101 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 9
Part Two. Management Courses
Required
| ENG 235 | Writing for Management, Business and Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 121 | Information in Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 314 | Leadership, Supervision and Performance | 3 |
| PAD 318 | Decisions in Crises | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Part Three. Technical Courses
Select one
| ACC 250 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| PAD 343 | Administration of Financial Resources | 3 |
Select two or three
| COR 282 | Principles of Correctional Operations | 3 |
| PAD 360 | Court Administration | 3 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to Police Studies | 3 |
| PSC 201 | Police Organization and Administration | 3 |
| SEC 310 | Emergency Planning | 3 |
| SOC 203 | Criminology | 3 |
| PAD 402 | Seminar and Internship in Public Administration | 6 |
| PAD 404 | Practicum in Public Administration | 3 |
Note: In-service students in the uniformed services may apply up to 12 credits of external credit for advanced training approved by the College or by the American Council on Education (ACE), provided that the student’s total external credits do not exceed curricular limitations on total external credits toward a degree. Advanced training is training that is not part of the initial program of training for new uniformed service personnel.
Note: taking PAD 402 or PAD 404 the internship or practicum must involve an agency with a criminal justice–related mission.
Total Credit Hours: 12
Part Four. Criminal Justice Planning and Policy Analysis
Required
| PAD 348 | Justice Planning and Policy Analysis | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Part Five. Capstone Seminar
Select one
| PAD 445 | Seminar in Justice Administration and Planning | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Total Credit Hours: 39