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Article: John Jay graduates; CUNY `cop shop' shifting status to senior college.(News)(City University of New York)(John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
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- Crain's New York Business
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- July 30, 2007
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Byline: SAMANTHA MARSHALL
Professors from john jay college of criminal justice dominated the podium at the Conference on Democracy and Global Security in Istanbul last month. In all, 20 representatives from the school spoke--more than from any other educational institution in attendance.
"It brought home to me the fact that our international reputation is really strong,'' says Jeremy Travis, John Jay's president.
That reputation is at odds with the school's local image as little more than a "cop shop,'' where most students focus on the minimum academic requirements they need to enter the police force.
Mr. Travis, determined to bridge ...