Home›Academic, Research and Professional Bodies›All Academic, Research and Professional BodiesBrowse ByAll Academic, Research and Professional BodiesReference and ClassificationDevelopingInstitutions 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.FactsAll Academic, Research and Professional BodiesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1941 1All Academic, Research and Professional BodiesFilter Results22 entriesGroup TreeAllProfessional, Scholarly and Research Bodies (22)Institution TypeAllAcademic or Research Body (18)International Body (1)Professional Association (2)Regulatory / Oversight Body (1)Headquarters or CountryAllBrisbane (1)Germany (1)Italy (1)Maryland (1)New Jersey (1)North America (3)North Carolina (1)Poland (1)Richmond (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (10)Founded EraAll1209 (1)1361 (1)1702 (1)1766 (1)1817 (2)1855 (1)1856 (1)1867 (1)1868 (1)1893 (1)1899 (1)1900 (1)1907 (1)1909 (1)1911 (1)1941 (1)1948 (1)1965 (1)1968 (1)2005 (1)Parent Agency or MinistryAllTexas State University System (1)University of California (2)LevelAllInternational (1)National (2)State or Regional (12)StatusAllActive (20)FounderAllAugust Vollmer (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 22American Academy of Forensic SciencesAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesAmerican Society of CriminologyAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesCarnegie Mellon UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesEast Carolina UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesInternational Association of Chiefs of PoliceAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesNational Institute of JusticeAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesNational White Collar Crime CenterAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesPennsylvania State UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesRutgers UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesTexas State UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesTexas State University SystemAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of CaliforniaAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of California, IrvineAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of California, MercedAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of CambridgeAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of Maryland, College ParkAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of MichiganAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of PaviaAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of QueenslandAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesUniversity of WrocławAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesWest Virginia UniversityAcademic, Research and Professional BodiesSources1. American Society of Criminology (Wikipedia)tier 2American Society of Criminology, History sectionQuote, American Society of Criminology, History sectionThe 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.