Saint Rose Criminal Justice Program

04/13/2017

Hey Everyone! Our honor society is having a bake sale today in the EAC from now until 3pm. Be sure to stop by!!

12/07/2016

Come out and support the Honor Society bake sale outside of Camelot. We will be here until 3pm!!

11/30/2016

Hey Everyone! Don't forget that our Blaze fundraiser for the Criminal Justice Honor Society is tonight from 6 to 9 pm. Treat yourself to some pizza and help the honor society all in one! Make sure to show this picture at check out!! :)

09/21/2016

Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder that the Criminal Justice Honor Society will be having their meeting this Friday at 12pm in Albertus 108.

This is for all current members! Prospective memebers, please look out for our up coming events.

09/01/2016

Welcome back everyone!

Just a quick reminder: Our First Criminal Justice Colloquium is being held tomorrow at 1:00PM in Saint Joe's. Attendance is MANDATORY.

Honor Society Representatives will be talking about membership and upcoming events will be announced!

02/24/2016

Saint Rose National Mock Trial Team

DARING TO BE LEGENDARY!

The Saint Rose National Mock Trial team competed at the Yale University National Regional AMTA (American Mock Trial Association) Tournament on February 20-21. Thirty top universities and college teams from New England participated (list of participating schools is below). During the competition Saint Rose tried the case of State of Midlands v. Bancroft and Covington four separate times - twice each as prosecution and defense. Their tournament opponents were Yale University, UMASS Amherst, Amherst College and the University of New Hampshire. The only lost was to host school and tournament champion Yale University (0-2). In the other three trials the team tied the University of New Hampshire (1-1) and convincingly defeated UMASS Amherst (2-0) and Amherst College (2-0). The teams 5-3 overall record qualified it for "Honorable Mention" in the tournament and a conditional bid to the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament (ORCS) to be held in Wilmington, Delaware on March 19-20 ( Saint Rose is eligible to participate at ORCS if 2 direct bid teams cannot, for any reason, participate) The teams 5-3 record placed them in the same competitive bracket with teams from Brown University, Wesleyan University, University of Vermont and Clark University and just below the bracket that included Yale University, Williams College, University of Delaware and Tufts University. During the invitational competition season (fall semester) Saint Rose finished 5th in both the UMASS Amherst and the University of Rochester Regional Invitationals. These invitational tournaments featured many of the teams that the Saint Rose faced in the National Tournament and as well as teams from as far away as the University of Texas and Miami of Ohio. At these tournaments team members won individual performance awards Ashley Arcuri and Eamon Murphy (witness) and Kyle Duclos (attorney). In January the team hosted the second annual MLK Scrimmage at the college. Teams from Williams College, University of Rochester and Siena participated and the tried their cases before sitting and retired judges and justices from the Albany area. The new UAlbany AMTA team also attended but did not compete. This year marks the team's best performance to date. In its 4 year history the previous best regional competition score was 3-4-1 last year. We want to thank the Administration of the College for their current and continuing support of this program. We appreciate all that you have done for us. To you the team members - Your coaches want you to know how proud and pleased we all are in your performance this year. You took risks - you challenged yourselves and each other and most of all you DARED TO BE LEGENDARY! Enjoy your success. You earned it.

02/24/2016

CSR Criminal Justice Department Lecture Series
Johnny Hincapie: An Actual Innocence Story

On Monday February 15, 2016 the Criminal Justice Program of the College of Saint Rose was honored to have four special guests present the fascinating case of Johnny Hincapie. Investigative journalist Bill Hughes, Robert Dennison, former chairman of the New York State Board of Parole and Martin Cirincione, former Schenectady County Public Defender and former Executive Director of the New York State Division of Parole spoke on a panel at the college telling Mr. Hincapie’s story of his wrongful conviction for the 1990 infamous subway murder of Brian Watkins. Mr. Hincapie also spoke.
In 1990 Brain Watkins and his family were visiting New York City for the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. They were on the 53rd street subway platform when teenagers started attacking the family. Watkins tried to shield his mother and was fatally stabbed in the process. Eight suspects, including Hincapie were charged with the murder of Brian Watkins. All but one of the defendant’s confessed and seven of the teenagers received 25 years to life in prison including the 18-year-old Hincapie.
Johnny Hincapie was in prison for 25-years but he continued to claim his innocence. Mr. Hincapie now 43-years old has been out of prison since October 6, 2015.
Hincapie’s legal team uncovered new evidence in the form of witnesses who came forward to help Hincapie establish his innocence.

01/24/2016

Saint Rose National Mock Trial Team

01/24/2016

Yesterday the college of Saint Rose held the second annual MLK mock trial tournament!

11/08/2015

10/18/2015

Pictures from the colloquium meeting on Friday! We had a recent graduated student come in to speak about her experiences with the field since graduation

10/18/2015

Friday's national honor society meeting

10/12/2015

CHIEF JUDGE LORETTA PRESKA OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO LECTURE AT SAINT ROSE
ON THE LAW AND FORENSIC BRAIN SCIENCE

The College of Saint Rose presents an evening with Saint Rose alumna and jurist in residence Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Preska will discuss “Law and Neuroscience: The Terror and Promise of Forensic Brain Science” in a lecture Thursday, October 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the Carl E. Touhey Forum, Thelma P. Lally School of Education, 1009 Madison Ave., Albany, New York.

A panel discussion will follow Preska’s address. Panelists will include Richard Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York; prominent criminal defense attorney E. Stewart Jones Jr.; and Dr. Robert Flint, professor of psychology at Saint Rose. Daniel P. Nolan, Saint Rose trustee and president and CEO of Hugh Johnson Advisors, will moderate.

“I look forward to the discussion among these outstanding medical and legal experts regarding how new developments in neuroscience and neuropsychology may become the basis for re-examining how we punish and who we hold responsible for criminal behaviors,” said Preska.

The program is free and open to the public by advance reservation. Reserve by email to [email protected] or phone 518-485-3826.
Preska has served as chief judge since June 2009. She was appointed to the bench by President George H. W. Bush in 1992. President George W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2008. She served as a member of the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1998 to 2004 and on the board of the Federal Judicial Center from 2008 to 2012. In addition, Preska has served on the Regional Panel to choose White House Fellows.

09/11/2015

Today's CJS-198 meeting, LSAT prep, the 3+3 program and mock trial team were among a few of the topics discussed.

09/09/2015

How are classes going so far for everyone? Don't forget the CJS-198 meeting will be held on September 11th in the Carondelet room in Lally Hall from 1:00pm-2:15

09/02/2015

Another friendly reminder that the first Pre-Law Colloquium Meeting for CJS-199 will be held on September 4th at 1:00pm in the Saint Joseph's Auditorium.

08/21/2015

Not a current Saint Rose student but may be interested in the Criminal Justice Program? Take a look at some of the program's requirements...

Program Requirements:
Major in Criminal Justice, Behavior, and Law (57 Credits)

Core Courses (26 Credits)
-CJS 110 Intro to Criminal Justice
-CJS 111 Criminal Behavior
-CJS 112 The Court Systems
-CJS 199 Criminal Justice Colloquium
-SOC 288 Social Statistics
-SOC 351 Intro to Social Research
-SOC 360 Class, Race, and Gender
-CJS 310 Ethics
-CJS 497 Criminal Justice Seminar

Sociological Focus (9 Credits)
-Choose 3 SOC courses (Excluding ones required to take through core courses SOC 111, SOC 231/CJS 111)
-9 credits total, 3 credits must be at the 300 level course

Criminal Justice, Behavior, and Law Electives (18 Credits)
-Choose 6 courses (18 credits, 9 credits must be at the 300/400 level)

Choose One Advanced Theory (4 Credits)
-CJS 428 Like Course Criminology
-CJS 429 Nature & Theory of Crime
-CJS 430 Punishment
-CJS 431 American Jurisprudence
-CJS 432 Theories of Justice

School of Mathematics & Sciences Research Honors Concentration

In order to promote undergraduate research within the College of Saint Rose, the School of Mathematics & Sciences has created a research honors concentration program.

Students interested in pursuing research honors and who have achieved at least a B average at Saint Rose, must file an “Intent to Pursue Research Honors Concentration” document with the Dean of Mathematics & Sciences, accompanied by a letter of support from a faculty member within the major, and sign up for Research Honors Concentration Candidacy in Mathematics & Sciences for their major at the academic advising office. This concentration will appear on their academic progress report and academic transcript as “Research Honors in Mathematics and Sciences – Department of Criminal Justice, Behavior and Law.”

In addition to the general requirements for the research honors concentration, students pursuing research honors in Criminal Justice, Behavior and Law must have: a grade of B or higher in CJS 110, CJS 111, SOC 288, SOC 351; a 3.5 GPA in the major and 3.2 overall GPA for entry into the program. Once admitted, the student must maintain a 3.2 overall GPA.

08/21/2015

Another friendly reminder for everyone, the CJS-198 meeting will be held on September 11th in the Carondelet room in Lally Hall from 1:00pm-2:15.

08/19/2015

Welcome back Saint Rose students! A friendly reminder that the first Pre-Law Colloquium Meeting for CJS-199 will be held on September 4th at 1:00pm in the Saint Joseph's Auditorium.

08/19/2015

The Judge Loretta Preska Mock Trial Team is an important part of the Saint Rose Criminal Justice Program. There is more information about the mock trial team in our "about" page, but the team also has their own page for you to browse and follow!

The College of Saint Rose National Mock Trial Team is back to work!!

08/19/2015

The criminal justice, behavior, & law faculty & biographies