John
Jay in the Media
is an e-publication of the Office of Marketing and Communications that
informs the campus community about the impressive coverage that our
faculty, staff, students and alumni frequently receive in the media. The
newsletter includes links to highlights of John Jay College's media
coverage.
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Spectrum News NY1 • February 16, 2020
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In Focus With Cheryl Wills
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Director of the Institute for Innovation
in Prosecution Lucy Lang sat down with Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
to discuss cash bail reform, onerous discovery requirements, and racial
disparities in mass incarceration.
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WNYC-FM • February 18, 2020
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WNYC-FM (Radio) CJRA Reform 2
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Director
of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution Lucy Lang explained the
impact of the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) after a report was
released by the Data Collaborative for Justice.
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New York Post Online • February 18, 2020
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Quality of life summonses in NYC dropped by half since
2017 reforms, report says
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Professor
of Police Science Maki Haberfeld explained the negative impact of the
Criminal Justice Reform Act on police officer morale. Professor
Christopher Hermann questioned the precipitous drop in criminal
citations from 2016 to 2017. The Post also cited John Jay's Data Collaborative
for Justice study which tracks overall enforcement of CJRA.
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WNPR-FM • February 22, 2020
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Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR) – Indo-Caribbean Music
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Professor
of Music Peter Manuel spoke about how his Caribbean students of Indian
descent introduced him to Indo-Caribbean music and how it inspired him
to travel and write a book on the topic.
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Spectrum News NY1 • February 24, 2020
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Inside City Hall
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Assistant
Professor of Criminal Justice Chris Herrmann explained the increase in
subway robberies and grand larcenies in January and what may have
caused it.
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Spectrum News NY1 • February 24, 2020
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News All Day
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Adjunct
Lecturer and attorney Dmitriy Shakhnevich gave an in-depth interview on
what transpired during the Weinstein trial, including the testimony of
actress Annabella Sciorra, the charges, and Weinstein’s sentencing.
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Sky News - New York Bureau • February 24, 2020
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Weinstein verdict: 'A new era in justice'
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Adjunct
Lecturer and attorney Dmitriy Shakhnevich explained how the prosecution
succeeded in convincing the jury that Harvey Weinstein is guilty.
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ZDF German TV • February 14, 2020
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Harvey Weinstein
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Professor
of Anthropology Shonna Trinch gave insights into why Harvey Weinstein's
alleged victims might stay in contact, send emails, ask for meetings, and
even have relations with the media mogul. German TV also featured John
Jay students Jeffrey Nunez and Chalcedony Wyllie as they read
selections from their plays in preparation for the 2020 Seeing Rape
performances.
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Hudson Valley One Online • February 22, 2020
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Anti-domestic violence program to be widened
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The
Intimate Partner Violence Intervention program, created by National
Network for Safe Communities Director David Kennedy, has shown
promising results in Kingston, NY. As a result, the newly elected DA
recently expressed a desire to see the strategy go county-wide.
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Albuquerque Journal Online • February 23, 2020
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Expert: Law enforcement slow to embrace new technology
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Adjunct
Professor of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective Joe Giacalone
explained why police departments are
slow to integrate new technologies into evidence tracking.
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The Washington Monthly Online • February 27,
2020
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'Slavery Didn't End in 1865. It Just Evolved.'
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History
Professor Michael J. Pfeifer explained how Southern Democratic
senators consistently thwarted federal anti-lynching legislation in
the 1920s and '30s.
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Newsday - L.I. Life • February 27, 2020
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American Gangster
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David
M. Shapiro, a former FBI special agent who coordinates the Fraud
Examination and Financial Forensic program at the John Jay, spoke about
organized crime in an article on the Colombo crime family.
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New York Post Online • February 29, 2020
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Bronx delivers fewest convictions and Staten Island
locks up the most
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Adjunct
Professor of Criminal Justice and former NYPD detective Joe Giacalone
discussed the large disparities between Bronx and Staten Island trial
conviction rates, in an article about borough data for judge and jury
trial convictions.
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Monmouth Journal, The - Online • February 29,
2020
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Atlantic Highlands swears-in two new boro police
officers
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John
Jay alumna Erica Hoffman was sworn in as a police officer by her father
Hopewell Township Police Officer James Hoffman. She is the third female
police officer to serve in the Atlantic Highlands Police Department.
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