MISSION STATEMENT
We, as criminal justice educators, have as our mission:
to advance, inspire, and promote the highest quality and practices of criminal justice education to students and practitioners in the community colleges, colleges, and universities within the State of Virginia.
to foster communication and support among all criminal justice eductors in Viriginia.
to inform the membership of pending (or possible) changes in crimimal justice programs or agencies among the post-secondary educatonal institutions in Virginia.
to articulate a unified voice for official communication with other educational agencies, organizations, and/or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
to enhance the quality of life-long educational experiences and opportunities for our criminal justice students.
To accomplish this mission, we propose that the VACJE:
1) Sponsor an annual meeting of criminal justice educators for the purpose of :
a. providing a forum for the expression of thoughts, ideas, and concerns;
b. share training and teaching methods and techniques;
c. conducting an annual business meeting;
d. allowing individuals to meet their peers throughout the state, providing an opportunity for individual networking;
e. presenting a pertinent workshops and programs to enhance individual members professional development;
f. allowing an opportunity for the expression of individual viewpoints while arriving at a unified consensus or official position for the Association.
2) Sponsor semi-annual meetings as required for the above listed and/or other necessary reasons. These reasons might include:
a. providing a forum for Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Administration of Justice (ADJ) Peer Group Conferences;
b. discussing various articulation agreements;
c. developing or modifying changes in the VCCS ADJ Course Content Summaries;
d. providing for Administration of Justice/Criminal Justice Program professional development opportunities.
3) Maintain a current (and regularly updated) list of full-time criminal justice educators in the various Virginia educational and other selected institutions. The list should include:
a. the individuals name
b. faculty rank
c. job title or description
d. complete official mailing address
e. E-mail address
f. telephone numbers for: office, fax, residence (if desired)
g. home address (if desired for communication)
4) Communication with members via an informal newsletter, E-mail or Web Site page as appropriate.
As a result of these missions -- the VACJE will create informal and formal networks to communicate, build alliances, and establish an environment of growth, challenge, and unlimited potential for all its members, as we advance quality criminal justice education in the State of Virginia and in the world.
