The following list of Criminal Justice Associations provides an excellent means for keeping updated on current issues, trends in the profession, and netwroking opportunities, plus a variety of resources for C.J. professionals, instructors and graduate students.

Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association (http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/home.html)

Provides a comprehensive resource for individuals interested in the criminal justice system.

The American Correctional Association

(http://www.aca.org//)

A multi-disciplinary organization of professionals representing all facets of corrections and criminal justice.

National District Attorneys Association

(http://www.ndaa.org/)

Group devoted to supporting American prosecutors.

Canadian Criminal Justice Association

(http://www.ccja-acjp.ca/en/)

Organization dedicated to the improvement of the criminal justice system in Canada.

Justice Research and Statistics Association

(http://www.jrsa.org/)

A national organization composed of state Statistical Analysis Center directors as well as analysts, researchers, and practitioners throughout the justice system.

National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies

(http://napsa.org/)

Group of victim offender mediation programs devoted to improving the practice of restorative justice.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

(http://www.acjs.org/)

International organization established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.

The American Society of Criminology

(http://www.asc41.com/)

The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology.

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice

(http://www.nabcj.org/)

A multiethnic, nonpartisan, nonprofit association of criminal justice professionals and community leaders dedicated to improving the administration of justice.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

(http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/FreeForm/PublicWelcome?OpenDocument)

Organization dedicated to advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime.

California Association of Criminalists

(http://www.cacnews.org/)

The oldest established regional forensic science organization in America.

Western Society of Criminology

(http://www.sonoma.edu/cja/wsc/wscmain.html)

Regional professional criminological society devoted to the study of crime.