ASC, the American Society of Criminology
The Society's objective is to bring together a multidisciplinary forum fostering criminology study, research, and education. Its members include practitioners, academicians, and students in the many fields of criminal justice.
The Society conducts an annual meeting for its membership, each devoted to a discussion of a particular topic of general interest. Recent meeting themes have included: "Taking Stock: Current Knowledge and Future Priorities;" "The Causes and Consequences of Crime: Multiplidisciplinary Contributions;" "Criminology, Justice, and Public Policy in the Twenty-First Century".
The Society sponsors an employment exchange at the annual meetings, and maintains an active professional employment/position listing service on the web on a yearly basis.
Members receive the journals Criminology, and Criminology & Public Policy, and a newsletter, The Criminologist. The Society has specialized divisions such as Corrections and Sentencing, Critical Criminology, Women and Crime, International Criminology, and People of Color and Crime, that also distribute newsletters, journals, and announcements on a regular basis.
The Society recognizes superior academic and professional achievement, and grants a number of awards to both Society members and non-members on an annual basis.
There are some two dozen Society committees, which provides ASC members with both the opportunity to engage in professional service and to impact upon the field in a fundamental way.
The Society is actively involved with professional societies of criminology worldwide. This interchange has served to not only enrich the professional experiences of the individual ASC members who are so involved, but has also served to enhance the professional interests of the Society, and the field of criminology as a whole.
We cordially invite all interested persons to join with us in the objectives of the Society, and to become a member of the American Society of Criminology.
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