John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Justitia Yearbook (New York, NY)

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TO THE t GRADLIATING CLASS CF I984 MESSAGE FROM PRE IDE T LYNC In your years here at John Jay we have tr1ed to help each of you reach new hor1zons We have offered you novels by Dostoevsky plays by Shakespeare poems by Homer SOC10lOgy by Ne1derhoffer algebra1c formulas sc1ent1f1c theor1es Along w1th that we have tr1ed to g1V6 you a pract1ca1 background 1n cr1m1nal 3ust1ce or pre law or f1re sc1ence a background that you can use ID a career But what you have ach1eved 1S only a beg1nn1ng We hope that 1nvest1gate and to fmd for yourselves what l1es beyond those edges In your careers as publ1c servants you Wlll have a un1que opportun1ty to reshape the hor1zons that you see and to make changes 1n the world as It 1S Where It needs changlng change 1t be sat1sf1ed w1th what IS only 1f you bel1eve that 1t 1S r1ght You go w1th our love our bless1ng and our strongest hope for your personal success and happ1ness you have glimpsed the edges of new worlds: Now you must continue to read, to listen, to

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.IOH JAY D THE PAST 20 YEAR In 1955, as Dwight David Eisenhower was in the midst of his first term as President, a program of higher education was established for New York City police officers in conjunction with the Baruch school of Business and Public Administration. John Jay as we know it grew out of this program. However, it was not until 1964 that the College of Police Science of the City University of New York was established. It was this institution that developed into John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1966. Lyndon Johnson was in his first full term as President of the United States. This was a time of uproar in the country. The United States began to give increased military aid to the South Vietnamese. The country was soon to be divided over the Vietnam War. During the latter part of the sixties, anti-war protests broke out throughout the nation, with college campuses the main target. Faculty and students alike began to question many long-held traditional values. There was a tremendous fight for principles such as academic freedom. It was during the sixties that a relatively new field called Criminal Justice was being examined. It was very appropriate that John J ay, which was first developed in order to provide higher education for police officers, came about in the mid-sixties. lt was during these tumultuous years in our history that the role of law enforcement officers, especially the police officers, was being brought into question. The relationship between the police and the community had in many respects become a relationship of conflict. During the movement for civil rights in the sixties, issues such as police brutality, police ethnocentrism, and minority respresentation on the police force came into focus. It was during this time that legal issues such as right to counsel, search and seizure, and prisoners' rights were being decided in the Supreme Court of Earl Warren. It was at places like John Jay where issues such as the applicability of the Bill of Rights in State courts, the role of the police officer in modern society, and a reevaluation of what had been called a stagnant and degenerating correctional system were being researched and examined. It was at places such as John Jay where the field of Criminal Justice was being refined and developed. Credit must be given to the then President of John Jay, Donald Riddle, as well as to a good many of the pioneer Criminal Justice scholars who distinguished themselves at John Jay, such as Arthur Niederhoffer. The sixties can be described as John Jay's period of infancy and early growth. It was during the seventies that John Jay firmly established itself as a nationally recognized college of Criminal Justice. While John Jay initially served the educational needs of law enforcement officers, it was during the seventies that John Jay expanded. John Jay was no longer thought of as police collegeg a widely diversified student body had come to John Jay. Despite the uproar caused by the June 1972 break-in of the Democratic Party headquarters by the Watergate conspirators, and President Nixon's resignation, the nation seemed to calm down a bit in the seventies. The seventies became known as the decade. With an unstable economy and an unemployment problem, students became much less interested in political activism and more concerned with preparing themselves for a secure future. As the seventies moved along past Watergate and into the Carter administration, there was a tremendous amount of cynicism not only on college campuses, but throughout the country. During the latter part of Mayor Abraham Beame's administration, New York City suffered a severe financial crisis. It was at this time that the very existence of John Jay hung in the balance. Plans had been drawn up to dismantle John Jay and disperse its students and faculty throughout other colleges within the City University of New York. It was due to the efforts of President Lynch and the faculty, staff, and students of John Jay that the college is still functioning. It was during the seventies that issues such as the use of community-based corrections, police-community relations, affirmative action in law enforcement agencies and others came to the forefront of the now established field of Criminal Justice. It was at places such as John Jay that these issues were widely discussed and thoroughly examined. A great number of books, articles, and research papers were produced at John Jay during these years. Some of these works are among the most respected in the field. Criminal Justice agencies throughout the country began to respect John Jay as a scholarly institution for the study of Criminal Justice. Law enforcement agencies throughout the tri- state area, in some cases from other states, began to come to John Jay to recruit students for their agencies. With the advent of open admissions, John Jay's student population grew to over five thousand. It was in the fall of 1980 that the bulk of John Jay's class of 1984 began their studies. Ronald Reagan went on to defeat Jimmy Carter in a landslide election that resulted in the first Republican controlled Senate in over twenty years. There was a move in the country toward old, traditional values. During the early 1980's the economy of both New York City and New York State has taken a turn for the better. Issues such as supply-side economics, U.S. Support for El Salvador and the nuclear freeze have come into the limelight. As with past issues, these issues are being widely debated on John Jay's campus. Issues such as capital punishment, the use of mandatory sentencing, the use of prisons, and the professionalization of the police force have come to occupy the minds of Criminal Justice scholars. Not surprisingly, it is these same issues that are being researched at John Jay and being widely discussed and analyzed in John Jay classrooms. It has been stated often that the more things change the more they stay the same. Though John Jay has undergone many transforma- tions. such as moving from the Police Academy and Baruch to Park Avenue South and finally its current residence, many things have remained the same. John Jay continues to be dedicated to the intense study of this nation's Criminal Justice system, its problems, its advantages, and the issues affecting it. Though John J ay's population has gone from police dominated to one of great diversity, the college has continued to grow. The graduate and undergraduate programs have changed with the times. A fine internship program has flourished. A doctoral program has come into existence. Law enforcement agencies have continued to come to John Jay in search of well-educated prospective employees. With the reorganization of the John Jay hierarchy under President Lynch and the establish- ment of Vice Presidents for community affairs, college administration, and academic study, John Jay continues to move forward. As the class of 1984 prepares to leave John Jay it is believed that they are leaving an academic institution that has given them a diversified educational experience. Not only have they been educated in their course work, with the cooperation of a well-respected faculty, but also in learning how to deal practically and capably with their work environment and their fellow human beings.

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