LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Organizations

Organizations

Several organizations exist to support the welfare of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities, as well as crime victims and offenders. A few are listed here, along with what they are about, in their own words. Click on the to see additional information about some of these sites.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
"An international organization established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice."
American Probation and Parole Association
"APPA is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections."
American Society of Criminology
"The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency."
International Association of Chiefs of Police
is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives (over 20,000 members in over 89 countries). Its leadership consists of operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.
National Crime Prevention Council
A national non-profit organization involved in community crime prevention. It brought us McGruff the Crime Dog. Click on "Topic in Crime Prevention" link in upper right-hand corner for an excellent collection of crime and criminal justice-related links.
Fraternal Order of Police
The FOP is an advocacy group that represents the interests of police officers. This includes advocating for their rights, lobbying for law enforcement-friendly legislation, and offering benefits like legal defense plans, insurance, and training.
National Policing Institute
The National Policing Institute (NPI), formerly known as the Police Foundation, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established in 1970. Its mission is to advance excellence in policing through innovation and scientific research.
Sentencing Project
"is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which promotes decreased reliance on incarceration and increased use of more effective and humane alternatives. It is a nationally known source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information.

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Its reports, publications and staff are relied upon by the public, policymakers and the media."
Texas Police Chiefs Association
"The Texas Police Chiefs Association was founded in 1958 to promote, encourage and advance the professional development of Chiefs of Police and senior police management personnel throughout the State of Texas. TPCA is the only official state law

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enforcement administrator's organization in Texas and, as such, it is concerned on a statewide basis with all issues involving the criminal justice system."
Texas State Troopers Association
"The Texas State Troopers Association is a voluntary labor organization comprised of over 2,000 non-supervisory commissioned officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety."
Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA)
"...supports and assists people and communities working at restorative models of justice. VOMA provides resources, training, and technical assistance in victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circles, and related restorative justice practices.