Yes, I will definitely recommend John Jay. John Jay is different than most school in that its practiced based, as oppose to theory based. Most of your professors are former CJ practitioners along with an acquired Ph.D. So, you get taught by people who have experience in the field, as oppose to fully scholars who only have experience in researching without field experience. I came from Florida State which also has an excellent criminology program, yet, different from John Jay. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.