Criminal Justice

Associations

• American Correctional Health Services Association -  Addresses correctional healthcare issues through support, education, and skill development.
  
  
• American Jail Association -  Dedicated to support those who work for the jail system; also publishes a bimonthly magazine, American Jails, which covers a broad array of issues, including mental illness.
  
  
• American Probation and Parole Association -  APPA is an international assoc. that explores issues relevant to the field of parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.
  
  
• Family & Corrections Network -  Offers information on children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, incarcerated fathers and mothers, prison marriage and more.
  
  
• International Community Corrections Association -  Provides information, training, and other services to enhance the quality of services and supervision for offenders and to promote a continuum of community correctional programs.
  
  
• International Corrections and Prisons Association -  Collaborates with various organizations interested in corrections and criminal justice policies.
  
  
• National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice -  Examines and acts upon needs, concerns, and contributions of African Americans and other minorities as they relate to the administration of equal justice.
  
  
• National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies -  Serves as a national forum for ideas and issues in the areas of pretrial release and diversion fields.
  
  
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency -  Conducts research and initiate programs and policies to reduce crime and delinquency.
  
  
• National Prison Project, American Civil Liberties Union -  Focuses on rights of prisoners on various issues.