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For beginning the new year with outstanding commitment to the 2009 John Jay alumni outreach program, we thank freshmen orientation speakers Gerard McCarty (BA '72, MPA '95) and Kinya Chandler (BS '87), featured Staten Island Open House speaker, Glenn Corbett, (BA '82, MEng), alumni employees organizing committee volunteer Yvette Brickhouse (BA '07), and all the supportive alumni leadership team members who agreed to promote open houses and the upcoming alumni reunion on
March 30, 2009.
Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations
Child Abuse in High Income Countries Grossly Underreported
Child maltreatment is far more common than suggested by the 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. This research, recently published in the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, was part of their series on Child Maltreatment.
The researchers found that child maltreatment remains a major public-health and social-welfare problem in high-income countries. Every year, about 4-16% of children are physically abused and one in ten is neglected or psychologically abused. During childhood, between 5% and 10% of girls and up to 5% of boys are exposed to penetrative sexual abuse, and up to three times this number are exposed to any type of sexual abuse. However, official rates for substantiated child maltreatment indicate less than a tenth of this burden. Exposure to multiple types and repeated episodes of maltreatment is associated with increased risks of severe maltreatment and psychological consequences. Child maltreatment substantially contributes to child mortality and morbidity and has long-lasting effects on mental health, drug and alcohol misuse (especially in girls), risky sexual behavior, obesity, and criminal behavior, which persist into adulthood. Neglect is at least as damaging as physical or sexual abuse in the long term but has received the least scientific and public attention. The high burden and serious and long-term consequences of child maltreatment warrant increased investment in preventive and therapeutic strategies from early childhood.
The authors conclude,"Child maltreatment is common, and for many it is a chronic condition, with repeated and ongoing maltreatment merging into adverse outcomes throughout childhood and into adulthood...More attention needs to be given to neglected children. There is mounting evidence that the consequences of childhood neglect can be as damaging—or perhaps even more damaging—to a child than physical or sexual abuse."
In Memoriam 2008
Alumni
Carl F. Assenheimer BA '73
Harold Behlmer, BA '72
Patrick J. Healy, MPA '74
William J. O'Rourke, BS '67
Eli Stern, BA '80
Trevor Yurista, BS '02
Faculty & Staff
Peter Albin, Professor Emeritus, Economics
George Best (BS '67, MA '75), retired, Student Development
John Cammet, Professor Emeritus, History
Robert J. Hong, Undergraduate Studies and Public Management
Christine Johnson, Human Resources
Matthew McGee (CUNY BA '98), Student Development (Disabled Student Services)
John"Red" McGrath, retired, Criminal Justice Center
Ketteline Paul, Sciences
William S. Walker, retired, Sociology
Fourth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Conference on Crime in America
A New Beginning? Exploring the Criminal Justice Challenges for the Next Four Years
Monday, February 2, 2009 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Center on the Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay is pleased to host this two-day conference that brings together journalists, academicians, practitioners and legislators from around the country for wide-ranging discussions on criminal justice issues facing the United States, and to promote informed debate through the media on those issues. The event will also feature the presentation of the College's fourth annual Awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting.
To RSVP and for more information call 212.484.1175 or email cmcj@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Great Music for a Great City
Happy Birthday Felix Mendelssohn
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 7:30 PM
This free concert is in honor of the 200th birthday of Felix Mendelssohn. It is a unique once in a century opportunity to celebrate the music and life of composer Felix Mendelssohn on the actual anniversary of his birth.
All events are ticketed, and can be reserved online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling 212.279.4200.
John Jay College
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Alumni Open House in the Bronx
Friday, February 6, 2009 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis, Alumni Association President Michael McCann (BS '74, JD) and Bronx Coordinator Larry Cunningham (BS '97, JD) cordially invite all alumni to attend this open house as part of the Connect and Reconnect Series at John Jay. Refreshments will be served.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations, at BXOpenHouse@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.237.8964. Please be sure to provide your full name, degree and graduation year, email address and the date of the event you will attend.
Spoto's Restaurant
4005 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx, New York
Graduate Lecture Series
Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
The first lecture of the series is "Coping with the Fiscal Crisis: The Federal, State and Local Government Budget Crunch." The presenters will be: Dr. Paul Posner, Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein and The Honorable Herman"Denny" Farrel.
For more information, call 212.237.8423.
John Jay College
445 West 59th Street
New York City
Forensic Linguistics for Investigative Practitioners: Threat Assessment, Counter-Terrorism, Linguistic Profiling and Authorial Attribution
Friday, February 20, 2008 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Center for Modern Forensic Practice and the Department of English are sponsoring this all-day free workshop on forensic linguistics. The invited workshop leaders are Professor Robert A. Leonard, Director of the Forensic Linguistics Program at Hofstra University and Violent Crime Consultant retired FBI specialist in forensic linguistics Mr. James Fitzgerald. The workshop will review famous cases that have been solved using forensic linguistics and participants will be offered hands-on exercises. For more information about the workshop, click here.
RSVP by February 12 to jdoyle@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
The Lloyd G. Sealy Lecture
Leadership in Police Equity: Using Research to Reduce Racial Bias
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis cordially invites you to the Lloyd G. Sealy Lecture on Leadership in Police Equity: Using Research to Reduce Racial Bias by Dr. Tracie L. Keesee, Division Chief of Research, Training and Technology at the Denver Police Department and Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at the University of California in Los Angeles.
John Jay College
Theater Lobby
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Alumni Open House in Brooklyn
Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis, Alumni Association President Michael McCann (BS '74, JD), and 2nd Vice President Teresa Coaxum (BA '93) cordially invite all alumni to attend this open house as part of the series to Connect and Reconnect at John Jay. Refreshments will be served.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations, at BKLNopenhouse@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.237.8964. Please be sure to provide your full name, degree, graduation year, email address and the date of the event you will attend.
Office of the District Attorney, Kings County
Renaissance Plaza
350 Jay Street
(between Willoughby & Myrtle opposite Metro Tech Plaza)
Brooklyn, NY 11201-2908
Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast
Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00 AM
The African American Studies Department is pleased to invite you to the 19th Annual Malcolm/King Breakfast which this year will honor Professor James Malone of the Department of Counseling.
RSVP to 212.237.8764.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.
John Jay College
Gymnasium, 4th Floor
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
Occasional Series on Reentry Research
Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Neighborhood Perspective
Friday, February 27, 2009 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Prisoner Reentry Institute is pleased to invite you to this presentation by James Thomas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This research examines the community-level confluence of high rates of sexually transmitted disease in areas of high reentry. The study grapples with the public health implications of reentry. Discussants include: Tracie Gardner, Director of State Policy, Legal Action Center; and Dr. Farah Parvez Director of the Office of Correctional Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
RSVP to Amelia Thompson at 212.484.1399
or amthompson@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
Alumni Open House in Long Island
Monday, March 2, 2009 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
President Jeremy Travis, Alumni Association President Michael McCann (BS '75, JD), Queens/Long Island Coordinator Suzanne Chiofolo (BA '00), and Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey (BA '75) cordially invite all alumni to attend this open house as part of the Connect and Reconnect Series at John Jay. Refreshments will be served.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations, at QNSOpenHouse@jjay.cuny.edu or 212.237.8964. Please be sure to provide your full name, degree and graduation year, email address, and the date of the event you will attend.
Nassau County Police Headquarters
1490 Franklin Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
Alumni Reunion
Monday, March 30, 2009 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 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 2009 Reunion. We welcome all classes and will recognize the milestone alumni who are celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th and 40th anniversaries. The 2009 Reunion Milestone Classes are 2004, 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, 1974, and 1969. All John Jay alumni are welcome.
RSVP to 2009reunion@jjay.cuny.edu. Please be sure to provide your full name, degree and graduation year, email address and the date of the event you will attend. For more information contact Jerylle Kemp, Director of Alumni Relations at 212.237.8964.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
The World Before Racism: A Lecture by Lisa Farrington
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:00 PM
The Department of Art & Music is pleased to present"The World Before Racism," a lecture by Dr. Lisa Farrington, art historian, curator, award-winning author and department chair. This free event will feature stunning works of art from ancient Egypt to modern times. Dr. Farrington will ask and answer such questions as: When did racism begin? Have Africans and their progeny in the Diaspora always been at odds with, or victimized by, western cultural forces? Or is this dichotomy a relatively new phenomenon? What relationship did Africans and Europeans have prior to the onset of racism?
For more information, contact Gael Schatz at gschatz@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 630T
New York City
It took Peter DeCaro (BS '00), the newly appointed Director of Campus Security for Marymount Manhattan, more than two decades to complete his degree. His 20-year career with the New York City Police Department intervened."I started John Jay right after high school, but was hired by the NYPD in 1981, so my education took a back seat for a while" taking one to two classes each semester when he could. His last assignment in the police department was that of special operations lieutenant in the 7th Precinct in lower Manhattan where he was responsible for the precinct's specialized units like anti-crime, community affairs and domestic violence. Having this position, he says, allowed for an easy transition to the private sector."I spent a lot of time with community groups, responding to community complaints and was really involved in the crime prevention strategies that the department started in the late 90s, so I found the transition to be pretty smooth." After he retired, he was hired as a security manager for Playboy Enterprises in midtown. Shortly thereafter, he became the director of security and campus safety at Mercy College where he served for six years. After a short stint as director of security for the Ossining School District, he took the position at Marymount."I would not be here today, if it weren't for my John Jay degree. It opened up lots of doors for me. I feel that the places where I worked were impressed with the fact that I graduated from John Jay, as opposed to having a degree from somewhere else. It's a well respected degree."
Both on and off the basketball court Gary Brady casts an impressive figure. The junior guard, who is majoring in security management, was recently featured on D3hoops.com, a prominent website about NCAA Division III basketball, and on the Madison Square Garden Network (MSG). Brady is in his third season with the Bloodhounds and played an important role in last season's CUNYAC championship, the first men's basketball championship in John Jay's history. Brady has scored 195 points over the course of his career and has played in 43 games. It's not just his solid action on the court that is giving him notoriety. It's the obstacles he had to overcome. At the age of 9, Brady found himself estranged from his family spending his childhood and teenage years in a group home and attended Martin Luther King, Jr. High School."It was definitely a different experience," he told Evans Clichy of D3hoops.com."It was a life-changing experience; it helped me grow up faster, helped make me who I am today. It made me more independent." Brady now works as a counselor in the group home where he grew up. It's a grueling schedule. He goes to class in the mornings, basketball practice in the afternoons, homework in the evenings, and an overnight shift at the home. There's not much time for sleep. Brady credits his coach, Charles Jackson, with helping him to stay focused and to persevere.
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