Antonio J Cruz

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Antonio Cruz

Antonio J. Cruz is a retired Lieutenant from the NYPD Detective Bureau and has also served in several leadership roles including Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Director at the NYC Department of Correction . He also served as a Deputy Undersheriff at the Nassau County NY Sheriff鈥檚 Department. He has extensive investigative experience in both the policing and correctional areas of law enforcement.. He joined the 麻豆精品 Faculty in 2023 as an adjunct professor teaching criminal investigations and policing . He has also taught policing and correctional administration on both an undergraduate and graduate level at St John鈥檚 University . Throughout his extensive law enforcement career, he has lectured at various conferences throughout the United States on gangs, correctional intelligence and correctional internal affairs.

Ed.S. Educational Leadership, Management and Policy, Seton Hall University 

M.A Human Resources, Training and Development, Seton Hall University 

B.S Criminal Justice, State University of New York Certificate Professional Security Management, John Jay College 

Certificate NYS Dept of Criminal Justice Services, Municipal Police Training Council General Topics Instructor
Certificate NYS Dept of Criminal Justice Services, Municipal Police Training Council, Instructor Evaluator

CRJU 253 - Policing
CRJU 256 - Criminal Investigations

Professor Cruz鈥檚 primary teaching interests are in the areas of criminal justice with emphasis on Criminal Investigations, Policing and Correctional Administration. He is passionate about interacting with Mercy鈥檚 diverse student body by sharing his varied career experiences and having realistic discussions about past and current events within the realm of criminal justice. He is also very passionate about shaping the potential career trajectories of those that wish to become future criminal justice practitioners.He looks forward to continuing his commitment of teaching, guiding and mentoring our students and future professionals at 麻豆精品