Institutions whose function is research, professional standard-setting or professional association among criminal justice practitioners and scholars, rather than operating police, forensic, correctional or advocacy work directly. Belongs here: scholarly societies, government research institutes, and professional associations of criminal justice officials. Does not belong here: bodies that directly operate investigations, custody or advocacy casework, grouped under the other subcategories in this tree.
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1. American Society of Criminology (Wikipedia)
American Society of Criminology, History sectionQuote, American Society of Criminology, History section
The society traces its history back to a meeting of seven men at the home of retired Berkeley Police Department chief and criminology professor August Vollmer on December 30, 1941.
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