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Alumni Reunion
April 19, 2010
Monday Evening
@ John Jay
Join Us!
(See below for details)
Stop & Frisk Practices in NYC
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are being stopped, questioned and frisked each year by police -- a practice that is not without controversy. To take a closer look at stop and frisk tactics, the College held a forum on March 9 at the New York City Bar Association that featured: former Miami Police Chief John Timoney (BA '74), who spent 29 years with the NYPD; Professor Jeffrey Fagan of Columbia University; Heather MacDonald, the John M. Olin Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; and Professor Tracey Meares, Deputy Dean of the Yale Law School. John Jay's Center on Race, Crime, and Justice also produced "Stop, Question & Frisk Policing Practices in New York City: A Primer." According to President Jeremy Travis, "The purpose of the primer is not to settle the debate about the costs and benefits of current practice. On the contrary, the primer simply presents available date on stop, question and frisk practices in New York City; the interpretation of the data is left to others." Under the lead authorship of Professor Delores Jones Brown, Director of the Center, the primer shows that from 2003 to 2009 police stops have more than tripled to more than 575,000. The primer, made possible through funding from the Open Society Institute and Atlantic Philanthropies, is available online at: www.jjay.cuny.edu/primer.
Law School Confidential
Despite high winds and torrential rain, more than 125 students attended Law Day on March 13 sponsored by the College's Pre Law Institute . The annual event provides an opportunity for John Jay students to become familiar with the law school application process, financial aid options and preparation for the LSAT. Law Day also introduces students to inspirational role models. This year's keynote speaker was the Honorable Cryrus Vance, District Attorney of New York County, who delivered the Samuel and Anna Jacobs Foundation Lecture on the Law and the Legal Profession. The Alumni Honoree was Professor Melinda Molina (BS '98) of St. John's University School of Law. Also on hand to help our students navigate the law school process were alumni Carmen Natalia Kapitonova (BA '08), Peter Kapitonov (BA '08), and Carmina Munoz (BA '08) who are currently attending law school; along with Mohammed Gangat, Esq. (BA '06), of the New York Civil Liberties Union and Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP and the Honorable Mary Gotsopoulis (MA '84), Chief Administrative Law Judge of the NYC Finance Department.
A Big Win for Diversity
John Jay's athletics department recently won top honors from the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for overall excellence in diversity. John Jay was one of only nine institutions among Division III colleges and universities to earn the distinction. In addition to the overall excellence award, John Jay was recognized for the racial diversity of its athletics department employees. Athletics Director Dan Palumbo attended the NCAA Convention in Atlanta, GA where he accepted the award. "It's a great feeling to be recognized as a department with such a diverse team working toward a common goal," he said. Vice President of Student Development Berenecea Johnson Eanes noted, "It is one of the core beliefs of the institution that we make every attempt to be inclusive of the larger New York City community...working together is key."
Check Your Mailbox
The John Jay Magazine will soon be on its way. You can find out what John Jay researchers have learned about terrorists from right wing extremists to Islamic jihadists; how drug gangs and the milicias are contributing to violence in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, how an award winning strategy is reducing violence in crime ridden localities; and how John Jay's theatrical productions, over the decades, have contributed to a deeper understanding of justice.
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John Jay Justice Awards
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| Tuesday, April 6, 2010 |
6:30 PM Awards Ceremony |
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7:30 PM Cocktail Reception |
The John Jay Medal for Justice was created by the College in 2008 to honor individuals and organizations that share its dedication to the cause of justice.
The global leader for justice award will be given to Leymah Gbowee for her extraordinary commitment to mobilizing women to stop the war in Liberia. The award will be presented by Golden Globe and Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn.
The national leader for justice award will be given to The Innocence Project for its commitment to freeing those wrongfully convicted through DNA testing. The award will be presented by Mia Farrow, Golden Globe nominee.
The community leader for justice award will be given to the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project for its commitment to legally representing indigent individuals in Arizona for immigration removal proceedings. The award will be presented by Rossana Rosado, publisher of El Diario.
RSVP to 1.888.292.8488 or http://www.benefitoffice.org/justice.
John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Race & Justice Lecture Series
Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Center on Race, Crime, and Justice; the Graduate Studies Program; and the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice invite you to "Black Women, Male Violence and the Build-up of a Prison Nation: Reflections on Race, Class, Gender and Crime" by Beth Richie, Professor of Criminal Justice and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago .
RSVP to Nicole Hanson at rcenter@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.484.1151.
John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Multipurpose Room
New York City
20th Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast (Rescheduled)
Friday, April 9, 2010 9:00 AM
The African American Studies Department is pleased to invite you to the 20th Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast, which this year will honor Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson. The breakfast will also feature keynote speaker Woodie King, Jr., producer, director, writer and founder of the New Federal Theatre.
RSVP by Wednesday, April 7 to 212.237.8764 or malcolm_king@jjay.cuny.edu. Tickets are $35 (payable to John Jay College, African American Studies Department). It is preferred that responses be sent in advance to: Ms. Denise Mieses, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 445 West 59th Street, Room 3225N, NY, NY 10019. You may also pay at the door.
John Jay College
Gymnasium, 4th Floor
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, April 12, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "The Role of Folk Music as an Element in An Emerging Counter-Culture" by Peggy Seeger.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Graduate Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The second lecture of the Spring 2010 series is "Why Innocent People Confess" by Distinguished Professor Saul Kassin of the Department of Psychology.
For more information, contact Petula Bailey at pbailey@jjay.cuny.edu or 646.557.4518.
John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Room 1311N
New York City
Achieving Homeland Security:
The Promise of the Public Safety Model
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies is pleased to present "Achieving Homeland Security: The Promise of the Public Safety Model by alumnus Frank Straub (MA '90, PhD '97) Commissioner of Public Safety, Indianapolis, Indiana.
For more information, contact Berlyn Morales at bemorales@jjay.cuny.edu or 646.557.4430.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 610T
New York City
Race & Justice Lecture Series
Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:00 Noon -1:30 PM
The Center on Race, Crime, and Justice; the Graduate Studies Program; and the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice invite you to "Neighborhood Context and Urban Violence: Examining the Role of Immigration" by Jorge Chavez, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University.
RSVP to Nicole Hanson at rcenter@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.484.1151.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
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Alumni Reunion
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| Monday, April 19, 2010 |
5:00 PM - Reception |
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7:00 PM - Dinner |
President Jeremy Travis, Alumni Association President Michael McCann (BS '74, JD) and the Alumni Board cordially invite all alumni to return to John Jay for the 2010 Reunion. All graduates are invited. We will recognize milestone alumni celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th and 45th anniversaries since graduation. The Milestone Classes are 2005, 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980, 1975, 1970 and 1965. Our 2010 honorees are Richard Koehler (BA '73, MA, JD) and Professor Jane Katz of the Health & Physical Education Department. The endowed alumni scholarship will be awarded to sophomore Jamie Bridgewater, who is majoring in English. All John Jay alumni are welcome.
RSVP to jkemp@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.237.8547. Please provide your name, degree & year, preferred email and the date of the event you will attend.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, April 19, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "The 1950s: Some Literary Snapshots" by one of America's foremost authors, E.L. Doctorow.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue,
New York City
Forensic Science on Trial:
The impact of the National Research Council Report
Monday, April 19, 2010 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Forensic Science on Trial is an unprecedented opportunity to understand the significance of the NRC report and what steps you might consider to improve the quality and reliability of forensic science. Once held to be infallible, it is now clear that the "science" of forensic science in many cases is something less than what is required for proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
The program, including a luncheon, is made available at no cost due to the generosity of the John A. Reisenbach Foundation whose goal is to make New York a safer place to live and work.
Space is limited to 150 guests. Please reserve space for you and your staff by contacting Marilyn Simpson at 212.237.8641 or msimpson@jjay.cuny.edu. For additional information, contact Dr. Albert Harper at 212.237.8660 or aharper@jjay.cuny.edu. Click here for details.
New York City Bar Association
42 West 44th Street
New York City
Annual Spring 2010 Career Fair
Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Office of Career Development Services (CDS) is pleased to invite alumni to participate in its annual Spring Career Fair. Participants must wear traditional business attire and should bring at least 30 copies of their resume. The Fair is open to John Jay students and alumni only. A validated John Jay ID or Alumni Card and resume are required for admittance.
For more information, contact the CDS at 212.237.8754 or careers@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York City
Race & Justice Lecture Series
Monday, April 26, 2010 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
The Center on Race, Crime, and Justice; the Graduate Studies Program; and the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice invite you to "Racial Profiling/Inscription of the Criminal: The Origins of Criminology Revisited" by Jason Ambroise, Assistant Professor, Department of History, William Patterson University.
RSVP to Nicole Hanson at rcenter@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.484.1151.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, April 26, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "Two Giants of Resistance, W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson" by David Levering Lewis, PhD.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
The Patrick V. Murphy Lecture
Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis invites you to this lecture that will feature alumnus Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes (MA '92, PhD '98), Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.
RSVP to Marilyn Simpson at msimpson@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.237.8641
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Occasional Series on Reentry Research
The People Prisons Make: Effects of Incarceration on Criminal Psychology
Friday, April 30, 2010 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
The Prisoner Reentry Institute is pleased to invite you to this presentation by Amy Lerman, Assistant Professor, Princeton University.
RSVP to Amelia Thompson at 212.484.1399 or amthompson@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, May 3, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "A Non-Conformist at Harvard in the 1950s – An Impossibility?" by Noam Chomsky.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Graduate Lecture Series
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
The second lecture of the Spring 2010 series is "Ritual and Signature in Serial Sexual Homicide" presented by Professor Louis Schlesinger of the Department of Psychology.
For more information, contact Petula Bailey at pbailey@jjay.cuny.edu or 646.557.4518.
John Jay College
445 West 59th Street, Room 1311N
New York City
Race & Justice Lecture Series
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
The Center on Race, Crime, and Justice; the Graduate Studies Program; and the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice invite you to "We Are More Than Beads & Feathers: We Are the New Faces of An Ancient People" by John Sanchez, Associate Professor, College of Communications, Pennsylvania State University.
RSVP to Nicole Hanson at rcenter@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.484.1151.
John Jay College
555 West 57th Street, Room 615-616 BMW
New York City
Police Week Reception in Washington, DC
Monday, May 10, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis, Alumni Association President Michael McCann (BA '74, JD), Washington, DC Coordinator Daniel Cabrera, Jr. (BS '88, MP '93) and the Alumni Board cordially invite all John Jay alumni to a special Open House during Police Week 2010 in Washington, DC. Professor David Kennedy, Director of John Jay's Center for Crime Prevention and Control, will be the guest speaker. Refreshments will be served.
RSVP to jkemp@jjay.cuny.edu or 646.557.4674. Please be sure to provide your full name, email, degree(s), graduation year(s). For more information, call 212.237.8547.
Casa Italiana Hall
595 Third Street, NW (at 3rd & F Streets)
Washington, DC
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, May 10, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "Talk Back -- How Far Have We Come?" by Visiting Professor of Economics Michael Meeropol, PhD.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Lecture Series:
Justice and Injustice in 1950s America
Monday, May 17, 2010 7:00 PM
This series features some of the most distinguished artists and historians working in America today to explore the various efforts to achieve justice in the United States during the 1950s. The evening's lecture will be "Summing Up" by Visiting Professor of Economics Michael Meeropol, PhD, who hosted this series.
Admission is Free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Ninth Biennial International Conference
Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition
Wednesday through Saturday, June 2 - 5, 2010
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in partnership with the Advisory Council of Human Rights of the Kingdom of Morocco and Hassan II University of Mohammedia Casablanca, is pleased to announce this biennial international conference in the City of Marrakesh. The conference, designed to promote an international and interdisciplinary understanding of justice issues in their broadest sense, aspires to bring together scholars, practitioners, government leaders, police officials, advocates and international organizations.
The conference will be held in the Royal Mirage Marrakesh Hotel. A block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at a special rate. Full-conference registration (until May 1, 2010) is $350. Late registration (after May 1) is $400. Full registration includes reception, plenary addresses, sessions, three conference lunches and a gala dinner.
For more information about the conference, hotel rates, and to register, go to http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/ic/.
Royal Mirage Marrakesh Hotel
Marrakesh
Morocco
For Denise Fortino (MA '94), Site Administrator for the Center for Comprehensive Health Practice (CCHP) in New York City, the path to becoming a licensed psychologist was a bit circuitous. She was a writer and editor for a number of popular magazines including Harper's Bazaar where she worked for 10 years. "I was the editor for health articles that largely focused on women's issues; my favorites were those involving 'pop psychology.' I really enjoyed interviewing the psychologists and psychiatrists for those stories," she recalls. After leaving Harper's, she freelanced and wrote a book on diet and nutrition with a medical doctor. While going over page proofs of that book at Simon & Schuster, she came across a copy of Ann Rule's Small Sacrifices. "What impressed me most," she says, "were the psychological analyses of those troubled people and the courtroom scenes. I think that was the first time I came upon the term 'forensic psychology.'"
In 1990, she started taking courses in the College's graduate program in forensic psychology while she was working full time at Lenox Hill Hospital. "Thanks to John Jay, I was able to do my master's part time in the evening. It was a wonderful curriculum with great professors. The striking thing for me was that the professors were out there in the field, doing real evaluations of inmates, giving expert testimony. They weren't just teaching and observing, they were really doing it." As part of her course of study, and to gain hands on experience, she did an internship at a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Manhattan. It was an experience that would help shape her future career. Although she had written about drug addiction during her years in publishing, at the facility she came "face to face with inmates who were struggling with substance abuse and had committed a whole range of crimes to support their habits." She went on to receive a PhD from Saybrook University in San Francisco. But it was John Jay that was responsible for her entering the field of addiction in which she has been practicing for the last 15 years.
Starting as a counselor, she became the Site Administrator in 2006. The Center was started by the late Dr. Richard Brotman whom Fortino describes as a "visionary" for his holistic approach to substance abuse. The Center treats addiction in an integrated way incorporating group treatment, individual counseling, parenting education, educational/vocational counseling, primary medical care and psychiatry. The Center even offers the services of a midwife. "In pursuit of drugs," she notes, "one's life becomes very subordinated to that endeavor and very constricted. We're here to broaden that life and help our clients rediscover who they were before drugs entered the picture." The Center, which dispenses methadone to some of its clients, uses a harm reduction model that focuses on an individual's strengths, not pathology. "We feel we are a cut above other programs because we offer so many different services. We know it's about more than going to a window and drinking methadone. If it's just about that, then a program will not be successful," she says.
John Jay student Vickie Mishoulam took top honors in the highly competitive CUNY/CLASP Speech Contest earlier this year. Coached by her Speech 113 instructor Pat Iacobazzo of the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, Mishoulam won the championship at New York City College of Technology with a speech on "Stopping Procrastination." Each CUNY school that participates in the competition is allowed only one contestant. She achieved entry to the CUNY/CLASP competition by winning John Jay's Speech Contest last semester. Mishoulam's victory earned her a medal, cash prize, and a travelling trophy engraved with her name that will be on display in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts for the coming year.
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