Gerald W. Lynch was the third President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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, the only institution of higher education in the United States

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 dedicated exclusively to the study of criminal justice

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, law enforcement, police science, and public service. He served as president for 28 years, from 1976 to 2004.

During Lynch’s presidency, John Jay had grown from a small police science college to an internationally recognized center of research, education and training in criminal justice and public safety

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. "Human Dignity and the Police," an innovative course to improve relations between police and public, was developed at John Jay under Lynch’s supervision. It is taught throughout Latin America

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 and the Caribbean

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, as well as to police from more than 40 countries in Africa

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, Asia

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 and Europe

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An internationally known expert and advocate of criminal justice education, Lynch has lectured throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, the former Soviet Union

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, the Middle East

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, and Australia

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. He teaches, chairs panels, writes, and speaks regarding police corruption and ethical behavior, and many other topics related to criminal justice and policing.

Lynch graduated from Fordham Preparatory School

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 and received his B.S.

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 from Fordham University

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 and his Ph.D.

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 in Clinical Psychology

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 from New York University

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