2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

Police Studies, Bachelor of Science

The Police Studies major provides a comprehensive understanding of the police in the American criminal justice system.  It is a dynamic curriculum that responds to issues of diversity as well as innovations and changes in the social and technological arenas that inform police professionals.  The Police Studies major focuses on the police as an institution with concentrations on management and administration, crime analysis and investigations.  The major provides a solid academic foundation for those students who wish to pursue graduate study. The program also allows students to enter the workplace with the theoretical and applied knowledge to accomplish four simply stated but vitally essential mandates of fair and effective policing:

  • To prevent and reduce crime and disorder in communities; 
  • To reduce the fear of crime in communities;
  • To improve the quality of life in communities;
  • To accomplish these goals in a fair and just fashion. 

Learning outcomes. Students will:

  • Use and critically evaluate a variety of practical and theoretical approaches relevant to policing.
  • Use and critically evaluate a variety of practical/hands-on/research approaches relevant to policing.
  • Analyze and assess the quality of operations and methods in policing.
  • Integrate policing theory, research and policy in written reports and presentations.
  • Explain and discuss the importance of diversity, ethical considerations and statutory requirements that police and law enforcement professionals encounter as community care takers and providers of public safety that impacts the level of crime and quality of life within the communities they serve.


Credits Required.

Police Studies Major 42-45
General Education 42
Electives 33-36
Total Credits Required for B.S. Degree 120

Coordinator. Professor Joseph Pollini, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration (212.237.8409, jpollini@jjay.cuny.edu)

Advising resources. Sample Four-year Plan of Study

BS in Police Studies/MA in Criminal Justice Program. Qualified undergraduate students may enter the Baccalaureate/Master’s Program and thereby graduate with both a Bachelor’s in Police Studies and a Master’s in Criminal Justice. For additional information, please contact Ms. Janice Carrington, Criminal Justice MA Program (212.237.8418, jcarrington@jjay.cuny.edu).

Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2017 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2016-17 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Foundational Course

Required
CJBS 101Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System

3

PART ONE. CORE COURSES

Required

PSC 101Introduction to Police Studies

3

PSC 202Police and Diversity

3

PSC 255Research Methods in Policing

3

PSC 300Police Management and Administration in the U.S.

3

PSC 321Police Ethics

3

PSC 324Police Use of Force: Legal, Theoretical and Practical Implications

3

PSC 401Capstone Seminar in Police Problems

3

LAW 203Constitutional Law

3

ANT 130 will be taken instead of PSC 202 by students who are part of the NYPD Leadership Program.

Students with law enforcement experience may obtain an exemption for PSC 101, see the Major Coordinator. If the exemption is received, students will take an additional elective to complete the major.

Note: CRJ 321/PHI 321 Police Ethics is now PSC 321

Subtotal: 24

PART TWO. LAW FOUNDATIONS

Select one

LAW 202Law and Evidence

3

LAW 204Criminal Law of New York

3

LAW 206The American Judiciary

3

LAW 209Criminal Law

3

LAW 212The Criminal Process and the Criminal Procedure Law

3

LAW 301Jurisprudence

3

LAW 313/POL 313The Law and Politics of Race Relations

3

LAW 320Seminar in the Law of Search and Seizure

3

LAW 340Employment Discrimination Law, Affirmative Action and Police Organization

3

Subtotal: 3

PART THREE. OPTIONAL INTERNSHIP

A highly recommended elective

CJBS 377Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing

3

Subtotal: 0-3

Part Four. Concentrations

Students must select one concentration and complete four courses.  At least one course must be at the 300-level and one course must be at the 400-level.

Concentration A. Policing Administration, Management and Operations

Concentration A. focuses on issues related to police leadership and how they influence the daily management and operations of police organizations. Students will be introduced to the basic principles that guide police deployment in the communities they serve and focus on the scarcity of resources that plaque the police organizational decision-making process.

Select four.  At least one course must be at the 300-level and one at the 400-level.

PSC 227Police Training Programs: Goals, Content and Administration

3

PSC 260Evidence-based and Problem-Oriented Policing

3

PSC 271/PSY 271Psychological Foundations of Police Work

3

PSC 306Police Work with Juveniles

3

PSC 309Comparative Police Systems

3

PSC 337Chinese Americans in Policing

3

PSC 340Planning for Police Operations and Management

3

PSC 350Police Labor Relations

3

PSC 355Money and the Police Manager

3

PSC 405Organized Crime in America

3

Concentration B. Crime Analysis and Intelligence

The Crime Analysis and Intelligence concentration will provide the students with basic knowledge behind operational distribution of resources in police organizations. In the knowledge driven era that requires accountability and transparency, on the part of police organizations that deploy its resources, it is critical for the communities to understand the analytically driven deployment rationales.

Select four. At least one course must be at the 300-level and one at the 400-level.

PSC 1XXIntroduction to Criminal Intelligence and Analysis

3

PSC 216Crime Mapping

3

PSC 260Evidence-based and Problem-Oriented Policing

3

PSC 2XXInvestigating Particular Forms of Crime

3

PSC 3XXCrime Analysis and Environmental Criminology

3

PSC 415Seminar on Terrorism

3

PSC 4XXPredictive Policing

3

Concentration C. Investigative Science

The Investigative Science track will offer a realistic and empirically driven layer of depiction of the way police work is perceived by the general public. Much of what is perceived as effective and efficient police work is derived from various popular, yet fictitious, media accounts. The Investigative Science track will demystify the way police investigative functions are actually performed in the field and provide the students with some base line understanding of the criminal investigative processes.

Select four. At least one course must be at the 300-level and one at the 400-level.

PSC 107Introduction to Criminal Investigations

3

PSC 260Evidence-based and Problem-Oriented Policing

3

PSC 2YYInvestigative Analysis: Methodology and Tradecraft

3

PSC 3YYInternational Police Cooperation

3

PSC 415Seminar on Terrorism

3

Subtotal: 12

Total Credit Hours: 42-45