The American Criminal Justice Association - Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA-LAE) is an association devoted to the furtherance of professionalism in all areas of criminal justice. It strives to encourage greater cooperation among criminal justice agencies and to promote greater understanding between the community and the profession. Under the aegis of membership it fosters more responsive training and education to fulfill the needs of the profession through a unified national voice on key issues of the profession.

ACJA-LAE is structured on a regional basis nationwide. A Regional President coordinates each region. The Regional President oversees the chapters' activities, coordinates with the National Headquarters, and provides special attention, i.e., resolves problems, etc.

Membership is composed of persons who are formally committed to the field of criminal justice either through their education or their employment. Chapters are organized as professional, collegiate, or a combination of both depending on eligible members in the community.

Membership is drawn from the total criminal justice spectrum - law enforcement, prosecution, defense, courts, corrections and victimology.

ACJA-LAE builds friendships, which allow members to share common professional interests. Its foremost goals are to promote professional integrity and excellence and to encourage higher education in all fields of criminal justice.

ACJA-LAE is a national association with approximately 3,000 members in over 100 chapters. These chapters fall into six regions throughout the country, stretching from Spokane, Washington to Florida and from Baltimore, Maryland to Hawaii. Most chapters are located at two and four year colleges and universities, although some are organized independently as professional chapters. Provision is also made for members-at-large who cannot affiliate within an organized chapter.

Six West Coast states and Hawaii form Region One of the association with 14 chapters. The state of California hosts the greatest number of chapters within Region One

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