City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

A description of student research opportunities are posted at: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/jjc-research-creativity-community The Honors Program at John Jay College brings together academically talented students who have the potential to become tomorrow’s leaders. Working closely with distinguished faculty and advisors in an on-going learning community, students explore the idea of the common good in a sequence of enriched, challenging and interdisciplinary courses. The program emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and ethical decision-making with attention to global concerns, community responsibility and civic engagement. Students participate in hands-on leadership experiences and research projects that address enduring questions of human existence; contemporary questions of social justice, and perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/honors-program

Most research at John Jay College is related to the Major Sustainability Challenges, as described below. From the rainforests of the Amazon to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, researchers at John Jay College contribute critical information that spark new theories, and advance the fields of social and criminal justice, forensic and environmental science, violence and public health, and other policy and academic disciplines. The faculty’s intellectual engagement in the most salient issues facing today’s world catalyzes change, drives new dialogue and plays a key role in advancing and sustaining just societies. https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/research John Jay College of Criminal Justice at CUNY houses a variety of research entities which encompass those research centers officially designated at CUNY as well as other research organizations that work in collaboration with various other institutions and often in the public realm. These include: National Network for Safe Communities Institute for Innovation in Prosecution Institute for Justice and Opportunity (formerly the Prisoner Reentry Institute) Research & Evaluation Center Center on Media, Crime & Justice Center for Policing Equity The Center for Cybercrime Studies Center for International Human Rights Center on Terrorism The Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies Dispute Resolution Center Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics Other Research Organizations Data Collaborative for Justice From Punishment to Public Health Program for Research Initiatives in Science and Math Extremist Crime Research Consortium The Historical Memory Project Exploitation and Resiliency Project Social Change Project More information is at: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/research-consortium

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The John Jay College Lloyd Sealy Library's collections include print, online and media resources for the study of sustainability. Databases: Among the electronic databases the Library subscribes to are those specifically dedicated to the environment and sustainability. https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/databases/environment-sustainability A partial list includes the following: Environmental Studies and Policy Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies from the Academic OneFile and General OneFile databases. GreenFILE Scholarly, government and general-interest information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Topics include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. GREENR (Global Reference On The Environment/Energy/And Natural Resources) Topics include global warming, food safety, access to health care, and the impact of economic development on international relations. Reader-friendly; may be especially appreciated by non-science majors and beginning science students. Science Direct Access to journals in the sciences and social sciences. SCOPUS Abstract and citation database to peer-reviewed journal titles from international publishers in science, technology, social science and medicine. Results can be refined by author affiliation, funding source, and more. Coverage from the 1960's to the present. Video collections: Our video collections feature films and documentaries focused on issues of sustainability. To mention just a few of our streaming collections whose content includes sustainability-related documentaries and programs: Docuseek2 Complete Over 800 documentaries and social issues films from Icarus, BullFrog and other distributors. Issues covered include history, politics, anthropology, human rights, and justice and environment broadly interpreted. Academic Video Online (AVON, Alexander Street Press) 66,000 hours of video content from many disciplines on the Alexander Street platform. The database includes scholarly video material of virtually every video type: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage including tens of thousands of exclusive titles. There are thousands of award-winning films, Academy,® Emmy,® and Peabody® winners along with the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material. Scholarly journals: The Library provides access to scholarly journals in the field. The following is only a short sample of the journals JJAY students and faculty have access to: Challenges in sustainability Current Research in Environmental sustainability Environment, development, and sustainability Environmental science and Sustainable development Energy, sustainability and society Global sustainability International journal of sustainable development and planning Sustainability Sustainable development Sustainability Science Sustainability: science, practice and policy Books (print and electronic): The Library collections currently feature 2,988 books and book chapters with the main subject heading "sustainability." The Library continues to acquire new titles in support of the college's curriculum so the number should only grow. In addition, students and faculty are able to borrow additional print materials from other CUNY libraries, in case our Library does not have a copy. Research guides: These are online research guides appropriate for sustainability-related courses: Climate change and global warming (https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/science/climate) Science: General (https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/science) Environmental justice (https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/environmentaljustice)