American Criminal Justice Association
Lambda Alpha Epsilon
Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE) is a national organization dedicated to improving criminal justice through educational activities.
LAE Goals
- Foster professionalism in law enforcement personnel and agencies
- Promote professional, academic, and public awareness of criminal justice issues
- Encourage the establishment and expansion of higher education and professional training in criminal justice
- Provide a unified voice for professionals in, and students of, criminal justice
- Promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training, and higher education within the criminal justice field.
To become a member of the Florida State University chapter of LAE, students must meet the following requirements each semester:
- Participate in half of the scheduled fundraising events.
- Complete two-thirds of scheduled LAE community service events.
- Attend/participate in half of the LAE Intramural Events.
- Attend two-thirds of LAE social events.
- Attend all guest speaker lectures. Speakers will attend regularly scheduled Sunday meetings at least once a month.
- Pay an $85 induction fee to the Lambda Chapter within six weeks of the beginning of the semester. Each semester, $60 dues are owed to the Lambda Chapter.
- Pay a $36 induction fee to the American Criminal Justice Association within six weeks of the beginning of the semester. Each year, $30 dues are owed to the National Chapter.
- Regular attendance at scheduled meetings. Meetings are held on Sundays at 7 p.m. in Bellamy room 21.
- Competition is not a requirement, but strongly encouraged. There is a regional competition held every Fall and a national competition held every Spring.
Competitions include five academic tests (juvenile justice, corrections, LAE knowledge, courts, and police administration) and two physical skills tests (an agility portion, consisting of a police academy obstacle course, and a 48 round pistol-shooting course.)
Learn more at http://www.laelambda.webs.com
