SOC 222: Crime Media Pub Opin at John Jay College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Crime Media Pub Opin (SOC 222) at John Jay College has 3 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 1 of 3 sections has an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Daniel Cosgrove and Irina Zakirova.
Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Daniel Cosgrove ranks chillest (Chill) and Irina Zakirova least chill (Fair).
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Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 101 and SOC 101
About this course
The course explores the nature of public understandings of social problems and solutions, particularly related to crime and justice, and the media's role in facilitating those understandings. The media provide audiences a distorted view of crime and punishment, but also the cognitive tools to think about crime and what should be done about it. The first aim of the course is to examine international, interdisciplinary scholarship from a range of empirical and theoretical perspectives that address the relationship between crime, media and public opinion in an evolving media landscape. The second aim is to challenge students to think critically, both about the course materials and about the messages they encounter through the media, and to consider innovative ways to improve the interplay between crime, media and criminal justice policy.
Best professors for SOC 222 at John Jay, Fall 2026
- Daniel CosgroveChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
2 sections · 0 open · ★ 4.8 (16) · difficulty 1.8/5 · 100% would take again
- Irina ZakirovaChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 3.8 (33) · difficulty 3.1/5 · 67% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
SOC 222 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:57 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about SOC 222 at John Jay
- Who teaches SOC 222 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
- Daniel Cosgrove and Irina Zakirova are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is SOC 222 at John Jay hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.5 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a SOC 222 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.