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Education for Justice: Experiences and Prospects for Further Internationalization

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This chapter discusses the internationalization of criminal justice education in the United States, highlighting the experiences of John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (USA), a leader in international criminal justice education. Since 2001, it has offered an undergraduate degree in international criminal justice, and since 2010, a Master of Arts in International Crime and Justice. Both programs are unique in the United States and among very few in the world. This chapter discusses the development of the most recent program, the Master of Arts program: its curriculum, faculty, the students it attracts and graduates, and the prospects of these programs for the future. The chapter then moves on to discuss international curricular initiatives in women, crime and criminal justice. It ends with a discussion of why and how nations around the world might encourage similar curricular development, and how the work of intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations might contribute to such developments as well as benefit from them.

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    In addition to these faculty, the BA and MA programs have hosted a number of visiting scholars and professors, including Alexis Aronowitz (University of Utrecht, Netherlands), Marcus González Beilfuss (former DG of Migration, Government of Spain), Jamil Dakwar (ACLU, New York), Elisa García España (Universidad de Málaga, Spain), Matti Joutsen (HEUNI, Finland), Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, Slawomir Redo (UNODC, Austria), Carolina Villacampa (Universitat de Lleida, Spain). Once a semester, faculty and students gather for a dinner and lecture, which have included such scholars as Anna Alvazzi (Small Arms Survey, Geneva), James Cockayne (UN University, New York) and Andrew Carpenter (UN Police, New York).

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    The Model United Nations team prepares for and participates in the yearly National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) held in New York City. National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) is a program sponsored by the National Collegiate Conference Association, a nonprofit organization that advances understanding of the United Nations and contemporary international issues. NMUN New York brings more than 4000 delegates to New York City each spring. Each team represents one country and participates in General Assembly and Security Council deliberations, along with other committees. Delegates deliberate, negotiate, draft and adopt resolutions and reports on a variety of issues on the global agenda. The International Criminal Justice Club (I.C.J.) sponsors a broad range of extracurricular academic and field experiences to International Criminal Justice majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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    The persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women; Inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to education and training; Inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to health care and related services; Violence against women; The effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living under foreign occupation ; Inequality in economic structures and policies, in all forms of productive activities and in access to resources; Inequality between men and women in the sharing of power and decision-making at all levels; Insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the advancement of women; Lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human rights of women; Stereotyping of women and inequality in women’s access to and participation in all communication systems, especially in the media; Gender inequalities in the management of natural resources and in the safeguarding of the environment; Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the girl child (Beijing Platform for Action, 1995).

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Barberet, R. (2016). Education for Justice: Experiences and Prospects for Further Internationalization. In: Kury, H., Redo, S., Shea, E. (eds) Women and Children as Victims and Offenders: Background, Prevention, Reintegration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08398-8_15

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