When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home

When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home

“Oh, Mother of Mine,” a short documentary and photography project by Anna Rawls, explores the generational impact of incarcerating mothers. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 7th, 2021 When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home “Oh, Mother of...
Eric Piza is Bringing the Data on Police Reform

Eric Piza is Bringing the Data on Police Reform

Police reform is everywhere in the news, and everyone has a different perspective on the issue, from activists to police practitioners to politicians. John Jay Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Eric Piza is a former crime analyst who studies both police...
A Critical History of Incarceration in New York City

A Critical History of Incarceration in New York City

Dr. Jayne Mooney is an Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay and a member of the doctoral faculty of Women’s Studies and Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is also a director and founding member of the Critical Social History Project (CSHP), a research...
Racial Justice Research and Practice Dialogues 2020-21

Racial Justice Research and Practice Dialogues 2020-21

The Office for Academic Affairs through its Office for the Advancement of Research, in collaboration with Undergraduate Studies and a faculty leadership committee representing Africana Studies (Jessica Gordon-Nembhard), Latinx Studies (José Luis Morín), and SEEK...
The Social Change Project – David Brotherton

The Social Change Project – David Brotherton

Dr. David Brotherton is in high demand. As founder and director of the Social Change and Transgressive Studies Project, a research project at John Jay, he leads grants that span multiple countries and touch subjects from post-release reintegration to immigration and...