{"id":2337,"date":"2016-04-11T15:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jrcnyc.org\/wordpress\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2016-12-09T19:47:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T19:47:23","slug":"john-jay-college-now-program-justice-resource-center-jrc-law-and-justice-summer-institute-ljsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/2016\/04\/11\/john-jay-college-now-program-justice-resource-center-jrc-law-and-justice-summer-institute-ljsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to the John Jay College NOW Law and Literature Summer Institute!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>April 11, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Applications are now available for the John Jay College Now Program Law and Literature Summer Institute (LLSI)!\u00a0The John Jay College-College Now Program\u2019s LJSI \u2013 offered in collaboration with the Justice Resource Center (JRC) &#8211; embraces the concept that inquiry into the source of state authority is often the beginning point of interest in a career in law. LJSI engages students\u2019 in academic and hands-on learning opportunities designed to critically explore the inherent tensions between individual liberties and state power and to harness student interest in the law and legal profession. Please go to the John Jay College website for details and an\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjaycollege-ugmtg.formstack.com\/forms\/college_now_application\" target=\"_blank\">online application.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jrcnycorg.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/johnjay.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1811 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/jrcnycorg.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/03\/johnjay.png\" alt=\"JohnJay\" width=\"230\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Program Activities<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <em>LLSI <\/em>&#8211; a <em>FREE <\/em>summer program for 20-25 NYC public high school students-\u00a0 utilizes\u00a0 a combination of classroom instruction,\u00a0 real-world testimonials of working professionals and hands-on activities in the form of Mock Trial court competition and informational workshops to engage students in a critical examination of fundamental questions and to harness their interest in the law and legal profession.<strong> <u>The institute will meet over five-weeks from Monday, July 11<sup>th<\/sup> thru Thursday, August 11<sup>th<\/sup>, four days each week (Mondays &#8211; Thursdays) from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm each day.<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Enrollment is open to rising 11<sup>th<\/sup> and 12<sup>th<\/sup> grade NYC public high school students who meet academic eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The five-week program will include the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classroom Instruction<em>:<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Monday thru Thursday -9:30-12:00: <\/em><\/strong>Each day, morning sessions will be comprised of classroom instruction in the 3-credit <em>Law and Literature; The Origins of State Power<\/em> Combining aspects of an undergraduate literature course and law school, this course examines various philosophical, legal and literary texts as we examine inherent tensions between individual liberties and state power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Law Workshop \u2013 <em>Law-In-Focus<\/em> Seminar<em>:<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>Mondays<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>1:00 to 3:00<\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/em>Each Monday, afternoon workshop sessions will allow students to engage in an informed and critical discussion that centers on the exercise of state authority in the modern context. Here, students engage in critical examination around the practice and case law exemplifying a key principle derived from the morning session. Seminar topics will include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stop and Frisk<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Search and Seizure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Racial Discrimination<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Legal limits of Police Power<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rights of Citizens \u2013 The IV Amendment<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Law Workshop \u2013 <em>Moot Court Trial<\/em>:<\/strong> <strong><em>Tuesday\/Thursday-<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>1:00 to 3:00<\/strong>: <\/em>Two afternoon sessions each-week will work through several mock trial scenarios. The programs are designed to be fun and engaging and to teach the rudiments of criminal trial procedure. Students play various in case scenarios including jury, witnesses, bailiff, defense counsel, prosecutor, and defendant. Youth Mentor\/Coaches lead teams in preparation for in-class competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guest Speakers\/:<\/strong> <strong><em>Wednesdays-<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>1:00 to 3:00<\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/em>The program will invite working professionals to the class to provide real world testimonials of the law in practice. Students also benefit from the experiences of attorneys and criminal justice professionals from local law enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 20-<em>25 <\/em>institute enrollees will be selected from qualified applicants from NYC public high schools. To qualify for the program, students must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submit a completed LJSI Application form;<\/li>\n<li>Enter the 11<sup>th<\/sup> or 12<sup>th<\/sup> grade in the Fall 2016;<\/li>\n<li>For juniors, a minimum\u00a0 English GPA of 85 and ELA score of 75;<\/li>\n<li>For seniors, a minimum ELA score of 75.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Completed Applications are due by Friday, May 27, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information please feel free to contact us at:<\/p>\n<p>Carla Olivier, MPA<\/p>\n<p>Academic Program Coordinator, College Now Program<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (212) 393-6332<\/p>\n<p>Fax: (212) 393-6359<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"mailto:Colivier@jjay.cuny.edu\">Colivier@jjay.cuny.edu<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>David T. Jean-Paul, MA, J.D.,<\/p>\n<p>College Now Program Director<\/p>\n<p>John Jay College of Criminal Justice<\/p>\n<p>619 West 54<sup>th<\/sup> Street, Room 788<\/p>\n<p>New York, NY 10019<\/p>\n<p>(T) 212-484-1125<\/p>\n<p>(F) 212-393-6359<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Djeanpaul@jjay.cuny.edu\">Djeanpaul@jjay.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 11, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0Applications are now available for the John Jay College Now Program Law and Literature Summer Institute (LLSI)!\u00a0The John Jay College-College Now Program\u2019s LJSI \u2013 offered in collaboration with the Justice Resource Center (JRC) &#8211; embraces the concept that inquiry into the source of state authority is often the beginning point of interest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/2016\/04\/11\/john-jay-college-now-program-justice-resource-center-jrc-law-and-justice-summer-institute-ljsi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Apply to the John Jay College NOW Law and Literature Summer Institute!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3413,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337\/revisions\/3413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jrcnyc.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}