SOC 420: Women and Crime at John Jay College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Women and Crime (SOC 420) at John Jay College has 2 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 0 of 2 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Yolanda Ortiz-Rodriguez and Jacqueline Young.
Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Yolanda Ortiz-Rodriguez ranks chillest (Chill) and Jacqueline Young least chill (Chill).
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Requirements
Prerequisites: ENG 201+ SOC 101+ CJBS 101 or CRJ 101 or ICJ 101 or PSC 101 and senior standing
About this course
A seminar to explore in depth three aspects of the relationship between women and crime: 1) women as offenders, including the range, intensity, and growing nature of female criminality; 2) women as victims of crime, including abused women, rape victims, and the victimization aspects of prostitution; 3) women as social control agents.
Best professors for SOC 420 at John Jay, Fall 2026
- Yolanda Ortiz-RodriguezChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.6 (68) · difficulty 2.4/5 · 100% would take again
- Jacqueline YoungChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.6 (39) · difficulty 2.1/5 · 88% 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 420 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 420 at John Jay
- Who teaches SOC 420 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
- Yolanda Ortiz-Rodriguez and Jacqueline Young are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is SOC 420 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 2.3 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a SOC 420 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.