Criminology Associations
Graduate Student Association
The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association (GSA) represents students pursuing a graduate degree within the College. The goal of the Association is to promote cooperation and understanding between the graduate students, the faculty, and the administration of the College. Additionally, the GSA strives to enhance academic opportunities and secure resources for graduate students.
Professional Associations
Graduate students, especially doctoral students, are strongly urged to join one or both of the principle professional associations to which most active scholars in our field belong: the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Joining such an association is an important part of becoming a scholar and communicating with one's fellow scholars. As their names suggest, ASC is more oriented to those whose interests focus primarily on criminology, theory, explanation of criminal behavior, and so on, while ACJS is more oriented to criminal justice issues and is more practitioner-oriented. Membership in the associations bring many benefits, including subscriptions to professional journals (Criminology and Criminology and Public Policy for ASC, Justice Quarterly and the Journal of Criminal Justice Education for ACJS) as well as the right to present papers at their annual meetings.
Association Web site links
- American Society of Criminology
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Sociological Association
- Law & Society Association
- European Society of Criminology
