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Il Furioso: The Birth
of Modern Justice
A dual-language adaptation
of Aeschylus’ “Eumenides”
Presented by the Department of
Communication and Theatre Arts with
support from the Department of African
American Studies
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
November 19 10:00 AM
2009 Annual Career Fair
Sponsored by the Office of
Career Development Services
Gymnasium, Haaren Hall
November 30 5:30 PM
Tattletales and Victims:
Rethinking Police Use of
Confidential Informants
Presented by the Center on
Race, Crime and Justice
Delores Jones-Brown, Director, CRCJ
Jon Shane, The Police Foundation
Room 1311, North Hall
December 2 6:00 PM
Moot Court in Forensic Computing
Sponsored by the Master’s Program
in Forensic Computing
Room 230, Haaren Hall
State of the College Address Cites ‘Breathtaking’ Changes
President Travis Calls for New Master Plan to Carry John Jay to 50th Anniversary in 2014
“We should feel confident that working
together…we can move the world. Let’s get
started.”
With these words, John Jay President Jeremy
Travis concluded his annual State of the College
address on October 21, in which he spoke of
creating a vision for the College for the next five
years, as John Jay approaches its 50th anniversary
in 2014.
The master plan that Travis called “John Jay @
50,” which he hopes to produce by the end of
the academic year through a collaborative effort,
will address questions surrounding the core issue
of how John Jay will be different in 2014 while
remaining true to its mission of “Educating for
Justice.”
Travis launched his address with a review of
the “simply breathtaking” changes that have
occurred in the past five years to create a “re-
vitalized” John Jay. Among those he cited were:
• A 40-percent increase in the size of the
entering class of baccalaureate freshman
students, to 1,657;
• A 33-percent increase in the size of the
College’s full-time faculty, with 50 percent of
those faculty members having been hired in the
past five years;
• Creation of educational partnerships with
community colleges to provide joint associate-
baccalaureate degree programs through what
has been called the CUNY Justice Academy;
• Development of new undergraduate majors
in English, Economics, Global History and Gender
Studies, and graduate programs in Forensic
Mental Health Counseling and International
Crime and Justice, with several more bachelor’s
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Leading New Yorkers Saluted at
Annual ‘Educating for Justice’ Gala
More than 300 supporters and friends of John
Jay College joined members of the college com-
munity on October 29 for the annual “Educating
for Justice” Gala, where Herb Sturz together
with Lynn and Jules Kroll were honored for their
lifelong contributions to public service and civic
betterment.
The gala raised a record-breaking sum in
excess of $550,000, including a generous contri-
bution of $50,000 by Dick Tarlow, a member of
the John Jay College Foundation Board. The pro-
ceeds of the evening will benefit various student
initiatives.
A former New York City deputy mayor and
creator of such programs as the Vera Institute for
Justice and The After-School Corporation, Sturz
received the Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
In presenting the award, Jack Rosenthal, Presi-
dent of The New York Times Company Founda-
tion, described Sturz as “the most imaginative
and effective public policy innovator of our
time.”
John Jay President Jeremy Travis said:
“Throughout his career, Herb Sturz has embraced
a philosophy he calls ‘double or triple social
utility’ — working to help one population while
helping another. He wrings optimal benefit from
every investment of time, money and talent.”
Award-winning journalist Ken Auletta
presented the Award for Civic Leadership to Lynn
and Jules Kroll for their deep and enduring com-
mitment to philanthropy and public service. Jules
and master’s degree programs “in the pipeline”;
• Creation of a First-Year Experience program
to enhance student success;
• Redesign of the Honors Program, the science
and math curriculum, the general-education
curriculum and several existing baccalaureate
majors;
• Significant improvements in technological
infrastructure, internal and external communica-
tions, and fundraising from government and
private sources;
• The “emergence of the John Jay research
juggernaut,” with grant receipts more than
doubling in the past four years.
“No other institution in the world can claim
that its faculty are so deeply involved in so many
pressing issues of justice and injustice,” Travis
said. “As we move forward to John Jay @ 50,
Lynch Leads John Jay Parade of Obama Appointees
John Jay is poised to expand its imprint on
the uppermost echelons of the U.S. Justice
Department, with the announcement by the
White House that President Obama plans to
nominate Distinguished Professor James Lynch as
Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
If confirmed by the Senate, Lynch would join
Ellen Scrivner, former director of the John Jay
Leadership Academy, and alumnus Benjamin
Tucker (BS, 1977) in the Obama Administration.
Scrivner has been appointed as Deputy Director
of the National Institute of Justice and Tucker has
been tapped as Deputy Director for State, Local
and Tribal Affairs of the White House Office of
National Drug Control Policy.
According to President Jeremy Travis, “While
the College will miss Dr. Lynch, we are honored
that a highly regarded member of our faculty has
been nominated to such an important position
in the Obama Administration. He brings to the
position a wealth of knowledge and practical
experience that will be invaluable to the Bureau
of Justice Statistics and the nation.”
Lynch, a member of the Department of
President Travis (right) enjoys a moment during the “Educating for Justice” Gala with (from left) presenter Jack Rosenthal,
honoree Herb Sturz, presenter Ken Auletta, and honorees Jules and Lynn Kroll.
Kroll is a pioneering figure in the modern corpo-
rate investigative and security industry, while his
wife, Lynn, is a veteran leader of numerous non-
profit institutions, including the UJA-Federation
of New York and the Jewish Board of Family and
Children’s Services.
“Jules Kroll has drawn upon his vast experi-
ence in his role as chairman of the John Jay
we should ensure that the College remains an
‘institution of consequence’ — that we partner
with agencies and individuals who would benefit
from the expertise of our faculty, the passion
of our students, and the independence of an
academic institution.”
In looking ahead, Travis conceded an
uncertain future that could include a weakened
national economy, depressed tax revenues and
unprecedented shortfalls in government budgets.
Nonetheless, he reassured the audience in the
Gerald W. Lynch Theater, “my top priority will be
to sustain our forward momentum…. We may
need to tighten our belts and slow the pace of
change, but I am confident that we will continue
moving forward toward a shared vision of the
John Jay of the future.”
The development of a new Master Plan for
Criminal Justice, is a widely acknowledged expert
on crime statistics and victimization surveys.
He previously served on a National Academy of
Sciences panel that evaluated BJS programs. He is
the current vice president-elect of the American
Society of Criminology and co-editor of the
Journal of Quantitative Criminology.
Scrivner, a police psychologist, is “a nationally
recognized authority on community policing as
well as one of the leading experts on a wide
range of policing issues, including recruitment,
hiring and training,” noted Travis, who served as
director of NIJ, the Justice Department’s research
arm, during the Clinton Administration.
Scrivner said joining the Obama Administration
will allow her to “help advance the agenda of
those who value criminal justice research and
evidence-based practices.” She is no stranger to
the National Institute of Justice, having served
as an NIJ Visiting Fellow studying police use of
excessive force.
Tucker, a retired New York City police officer,
has served in numerous government positions,
including Deputy Director for Operations of
News and Events of Interest
November 18, 2009
College Foundation, providing superlative leader-
ship for the board and the John Jay community,”
Travis said.
The gala featured entertainment by Lin-
Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning
composer and lyricist of the Broadway hit “In the
Heights,” and Henry Butler, the legendary New
Orleans-based jazz and blues pianist.
John Jay comes as the College is about to begin
the multi-year process leading to reaccreditation
by the Middle States Commission on Higher
Education, and launch an initiative to increase
retention and graduation rates. Travis said the
Master Plan will be the result of a series of
“robust discussions” including forums, focus
groups, town hall meetings, surveys and “idea
walls,” all leading to a document “that reflects
our best thinking, our high hopes and our
commitment to excellence.”
[For the complete text of the President’s
State of the College 2009 address, go online to
www.jjay.cuny.edu/Stateofcollege.pdf. To view
the five-year “road map” of milestones for the
Master Plan, Middle States reaccreditation and
retention initiatives, go to www.jjay.cuny.edu/
StateoftheCollege_Roadmap.pdf.]
Distinguished Professor James Lynch
the Justice Department’s Office of Community-
Oriented Policing Services and Executive Director
of the New York City Commission on Human
Rights.
John Jay Takes the Lead in
Citywide ‘Celebration of Able-ism’
On October 21, John Jay became the first
college in New York to host the city’s Disability
Mentoring Day, one of the highlights of National
Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The day, described by Vice President for
Student Development Berenecea Johnson Eanes
as “a celebration of able-ism,” was launched
with a breakfast ceremony attended by the
students who would be shadowing mentors
in the Division of Student Development and
learning about the different functions and
services provided by units in the department.
Chris Rosa, CUNY’s University Assistant Dean
of Student Affairs, called the occasion an historic
day in which hundreds of people with disabilities
citywide would have the opportunity to be
mentored. “You will be the next generation
of leadership, in part because of mentoring
opportunities you receive,” Rosa said, addressing
students at the ceremony. “And when you get
there, remember to reach back and become a
mentor yourself.”
Rosa and Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner of
the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities,
praised John Jay for assuming an unrivaled
leadership role in promoting equal access and
opportunity. “That campus culture at John Jay
begins at the front door,” Sapolin said, praising
an unidentified security officer who met him at
the entrance to Haaren Hall.
The mentor/mentee relationship is a two-way
street, Sapolin emphasized, and one that should
lead to expanded horizons in the business and
professional world. “We all face obstacles,”
he said, “but we have to make the workplace
understand that those obstacles are removable.”
John Jay’s prominent role in local celebration
of Disability Employment Awareness Month
got an additional boost when Danielle Officer,
interim Director of the College’s Office of
Accessibility Services, served as an invited
presenter at a program sponsored by the FBI’s
New York office. The program, organized
around the theme “Expectations + Opportunity
= Full Participation,” was attended by FBI staff
employees and senior executive management.
Chris Rosa (seated), the University Assistant Dean of
Student Affairs, chats with President Travis, Danielle Officer
of the John Jay Office of Accessibility Services and Vice
President for Student Development Berenecea Johnson
Eanes at the kickoff ceremony for Disability Mentoring Day.
College Remembers Its Own with
‘Treats for Troops’ Outreach Effort
John Jay boasts the largest number of
military veterans of any student body in the City
University system, so the notion of “supporting
our troops” comes naturally, during wartime
or anytime. In that vein, the College’s Office of
Community Outreach, in conjunction with the
Veterans Club and Homeland Security Club, has
launched a Treats for Troops campaign as a way
of bringing relief to military personnel serving in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
The campaign has set up collection sites on
campus where volunteers are seeking donations
of toiletries and other sundries, baby wipes, anti-
fungal creams, socks, non-aspirin pain relievers,
food items, holiday candy, “gently used”
magazines, books and videogames, phone cards
and letters of support. Monetary donations to
cover the costs of packaging and shipping are
also appreciated.
“The title for our benefit drive, Treats for
Troops, is derived from a national organization Sgt. Yevgeny “Gene” Gershman, one of the beneficiaries of
the Treats for Troops campaign.
that delivered thousands of care packages to
soldiers all over the world,” said Director of Gershman, who is serving in Iraq with the 192nd
Community Outreach Declan Walsh. “We are Military Police Battalion, and an unidentified
hoping to reinstate the Treats for Troops mission female student who is now on her third tour of
of providing relief to soldiers on active duty duty in Afghanistan.
overseas as a college community.” For more information on the Treats for Troops
Among the John Jay students who have drive at John Jay, call 646.557.4820, or visit the
already received care packages from the Treats Office of Community Outreach in Room 3408
for Troops effort, Walsh said, are Sgt. Yevgeny North Hall.

International Conference Heads to Morocco

The ancient city of Marrakesh, Morocco,
will be the site for John Jay’s Ninth Biennial
International Conference, “Societies in Transition:
Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition,”
from June 2-5, 2010.
The conference, presented in partnership with
Hassan II University and the Advisory Council
on Human Rights of the Kingdom of Morocco,
will bring together scholars, practitioners,
government leaders, police officials and
representatives of international organizations
in an effort to promote international and
interdisciplinary understanding of justice issues in
the broadest sense.
The conference’s program committee,
chaired by Professor Chitra Raghavan of the
Department of Psychology, has issued a call
for papers soliciting proposals for symposiums,
presentations or posters on relevant themes,
including legal reform, terrorism, human rights,
transnational trafficking in drugs, arms and
human beings, financial crimes, gender and
social justice, and more.
Proposals should reflect scholarly work and
may be submitted in English, French or Arabic.
The deadline for submitting abstracts or panel
proposals is December 15.
For more information on the conference,
go online to www.jjay.cuny.edu/ic, or contact
Ken Lewandoski, Director of the Office Author, Sociology Professor David Green (right) was in the spotlight at the Book & Author lecture
on October 19 for a discussion of his book When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and
Political Culture, which was awarded the 2009 Book Prize by the British Society of Criminol-
of International Studies and Programs, at
intconference@jjay.cuny.edu. Author! ogy. Joining Green on the panel were (from left) Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice
Jock Young and Stephen Handelman, Director of the Center on Media, Crime and Justice.

FACULTY / STAFF NOTES

PRESENTING…
MICHAEL PFEIFER (History) presented a paper,
“Racial and Class Frontiers: Vigilantism and
Criminal Justice in the Late Antebellum United
States,” at the Western History Association
Conference in Denver on October 9.
HOWARD PFLANZER (Communication and
Theatre Arts) co-produced Erotik Politik Cabaret:
A Sexual and Political Romp at The Living Theatre
in Manhattan on October 25. The production
was a series of readings and performance pieces
written by Pflanzer and others.
THOMAS A. KUBIC (Sciences) was an invited
speaker at the Trace Evidence Symposium
sponsored by the National Institute of Justice
and FBI in Clearwater Beach, FL, August 2-7.
His lecture on “Examination of a 13-Year-Old
Crime Scene for a War Crimes Trial, or Is it Ever
Too Late to Examine a Crime Scene?” dealt with
murders that took place in Rwanda in mid-1990s.
Also at the symposium, JOHN A. REFFNER
(Sciences) presented a poster concerning his
research, conducted with graduate students
Vanessa Martinez and Brooke Weinger, on the
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JOHN MATTESON (English) was the guest of honor and
featured speaker at an October 9 fundraising luncheon at the
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, CT. Here he poses with
fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers Debby Applegate (left)
and Joan D. Hedrick, who introduced Matteson at the gathering.
Infrared Microscopical Analysis of Mineral and
Glass Trace Evidence.” NICHOLAS PETRACO
JR. (Sciences) presented a poster on “The
Statistical Significance of the Aggregate Trace
Evidence Found in Dust Specimens.” DALE
PURCELL and REBECCA BUCHT, doctoral
students in forensic science who are both
laboratory instructors at John Jay, also presented
posters on their research.
KIMORA (Law, Police Science and Criminal
Justice Administration) delivered a talk titled
“How Is the Criminal Justice System Impacting
our Community?” at Reality House, Inc., on
September 24. Reality House assists individuals,
families, veterans and communities in leading
productive lives during the re-entry process.
BETWEEN THE COVERS
JEREMY TRAVIS (President) and ANNA
CRAYTON (Prisoner Reentry Institute) co-
authored an article “Offender Reentry”
that appears in 21st Century Criminology: A
Reference Handbook, Vol.2 (Sage Publications,
2009), edited by J. Mitchell Miller.
PETER MANUEL (Art & Music) recently
published three books: Creolizing Contradance
in the Caribbean (an edited volume), The Reggae
Scene: The People, the Image, the Music (a co-
authored children’s book), and Chowtal Rang
Bahar: A Treasury of Chowtal Songs from India
and the Caribbean (a co-edited anthology of
Indo-Caribbean folksongs). His 1988 book
Popular Musics of the Non-Western World, earlier
translated into Japanese, was recently translated
and published in Korean. He is currently working
on a video documentary on Indo-Caribbean
music.
PETER MOSKOS (Law, Police Science & Criminal
Justice Administration) published an article,
“From Amsterdam, Lessons on Controlling Drugs
— If It’s On the Shelves, It’s Off the Streets,”
in the October 25 Washington Post Sunday
Magazine. His article “Angels in Blue: The Virtues
of Foot Patrol” appeared in the September/
October 2009 issue of The American Interest.
JODIE G. ROURE (Latin American/Latina/o
Studies) had her book chapter “The NCLB,
Race, Ethnicity, Class and Diversity: Creating a
High School to Law/Graduate School Pipeline
for Underrepresented Students” published in
Our Promise: Achieving Educational Equity for
America’s Children (Carolina Academic Press,
2009), edited by Maurice Dyson.
DOROTHY MOSES SCHULZ (Law, Police
Science & Criminal Justice Administration),
working with Dr. Rita Wirrer of the Unit for
International Police Cooperation in Rhineland-
Palatinate, Germany, has created a bibliography
of items pertaining to women in policing around
the world that may be downloaded from the
Police Futurists International Web site, (www.
policefuturists.org). The items include books and
articles written in English, French, German and
Dutch.
PEER REVIEW
ROBERTA BELLI (Sociology), an adjunct faculty
member and a student in the John Jay/CUNY
doctoral program in criminal justice, received a
National Institute of Justice graduate research
fellowship for her dissertation on “Where
Terrorists, Far-Right Extremists and Greedy
Criminals Meet: A Comparative Study of Financial
Crimes in the U.S. The award was one of only
six given out this year, and the first federal
dissertation award won by a criminal justice PhD
student in the 45-year history of the program.
JOCK YOUNG (Sociology) has been named
winner of the 2009 Distinguished Book Award
presented by the American Society of Criminol-
ogy’s Division of International Criminology. He
was cited for Cultural Criminology: An Invitation
(London Sage, 2008), which he co-authored with
Jeff Ferrell and Keith Hayward.

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