Home›Academic, Research and Professional Bodies›Headquarters or CountryBrowse ByHeadquarters or CountryThis dimension names the country or headquarters of a criminal-justice institution. Wikipedia notes that a law enforcement agency operates "within a specific jurisdiction," a jurisdiction that is always headquartered somewhere specific. Browsing this way collects every institution headquartered in the same place.FactsHeadquarters or CountrySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1941 1Headquarters or CountryFilter Results11 entriesGroup TreeAllProfessional, Scholarly and Research Bodies (11)Institution TypeAllAcademic or Research Body (10)International Body (1)Professional Association (2)Regulatory / Oversight Body (1)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 (1)LevelAllInternational (1)National (2)State or Regional (5)StatusAllActive (11)FounderAllAugust Vollmer (1)Admission YearAll1787 (1)1788 (1)1789 (1)Area (sq km)All155.2 (1)15,842 (1)22,591.38 (1)32,133 (1)139,391 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)357,022 (1)9,866,632 (1)24,709,000 (1)Climate ZoneAllTemperate (2)Country CountAll23 (1)Elevation BandAllLowland (2)Founding YearAll1742 (1)1825 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (1)Republic (4)Highest Elevation (m)All6190 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (5)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1861 (1)1918 (1)1949 (1)LandlockedAllNo (5)PopulationAll226,610 (1)2,833,524 (1)6,265,347 (1)9,548,215 (1)11,197,968 (1)37,314,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)340,587,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)Time ZoneAllUTC+10:00 (1)UTC-05:00 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11BrisbaneHeadquarters or Country1 entryGermanyHeadquarters or Country1 entryItalyHeadquarters or Country1 entryMarylandHeadquarters or Country1 entryNew JerseyHeadquarters or Country1 entryNorth AmericaHeadquarters or Country3 entriesNorth CarolinaHeadquarters or Country1 entryPolandHeadquarters or Country1 entryRichmondHeadquarters or Country1 entryUnited KingdomHeadquarters or Country1 entryUnited StatesHeadquarters or Country10 entriesSources1. 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.