ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology education, policy analysis, and research for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
[3] The purpose of ACJS is to promote a forum for disseminating ideas related to issues in education, policy, practice, and research within the field of criminal justice and criminology.
The retirement party for V. A. Leonard in Pullman, Washington, had turned into the first annual conference of the new organization: The International Association of Police Professors (IAPP).
[5][6] Also, in order to recognize exceptional police science students, the National Criminal Justice Honorary Society, Alpha Phi Sigma (APS), was established.
APS was founded by Dr. V. A. Leonard shortly after accepting a position in the Department of Police Science at Washington State University (WSU) in January 1942 [7][8]).
The goal of these standards and certification review is to measurably improve the quality of criminal justice and criminology education.