Criminal Justice Association
The Criminal Justice Association is an academic and social
organization whose membership is open to all St. John’s University
students. The main objective is to bring students into contact with
the structures and procedures of the Criminal Justice System. The
Association acts as an information center concerning career
opportunities and job availability. It sponsors guest lectures,
seminars, on-site visits and opportunities to meet and speak with
practitioners in the field.
Legal Society
The Legal Society is a student organization that works to enhance
the relationship of the Legal Studies Program to the legal
profession by various student-organized activities such as guest
speakers, presentations by alumni and publications. The Association
assists students in preparing for a position as a paralegal in the
greater New York area.
Co-op Education Program
The objective of this program is to provide experience in
professional positions with select Criminal Justice agencies in the
metropolitan area. The Program is open to Criminal Justice majors
to contribute to the enrichment of educational programs by
providing educationally related experience for the students.
Criminal Justice Advisory
Council
The Criminal Justice Advisory Council is comprised of distinguished
leaders in the police service, law, corrections and public safety
administration who provide counsel to the Criminal Justice Program
in the areas of curriculum development and research needs. The
Advisory Council plays an important role in ensuring that the
program’s curriculum is meeting the needs of the criminal justice
system in the 21st century.
Members
- James Abbott - Deputy Commissioner, Suffolk County Police
Department
- James Fox - Chief Probation Officer, United States
District Court, Eastern District of New York
- John C. Gallagher - Commissioner, Suffolk County Police
Department
- Donald F. Kane - Commissioner, Nassau County Police
Department
- Bernard B. Kerik - Commissioner, Former New York City
Department of Correction, New York City Police Department
- Francis Looney - Former Police Commissioner, Nassau County
Police Department
- Teresa Mason - Sheriff, City of New York
- Edward T. Norris - Superintendent, Maryland State Police
Department
- Peter Reinharz - Chief of the Family Court Division, Law
Department, City of New York
- Alfred Reno - Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of
Juvenile Justice
- Lewis Rice, Jr. - Former Special Agent In Charge, Drug
Enforcement Administration, United States Department of
Justice
- Raymond Kelly - Commissioner, New York City Police
Department
- Peter J. Schmitt - Chairman of the Public Safety Committee,
Nassau County Legislature