Welcome To The Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State

Who We Are

The Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State was founded in 1972. Its members represent a significant number of the colleges and universities in the state that offer criminal justice related programs.

Our mission is to promote excellence in criminal justice higher education.

We are dedicated to the following goals and principals:

• To communicate among our members through diverse formats including listservs, blogs, meetings and our annual fall conference.
• To monitor and review state and national public policy affecting our criminal justice programs.
• To maintain currency in criminal justice trends; both nationally and globally.

A Message From Our President

It is my honor to welcome you to the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State (CJEANYS). We are a dedicated group interested in furthering the field of criminal justice. CJEANYS consists of diverse professionals, scholars, and practitioners who regularly contribute their skills, experience, and knowledge to further our mission.

We have exciting new developments to share with our community. In collaboration with the NYS Dept. of Criminal Justice Services, CJEANYS will begin publishing the New York State (Online) Journal of Applied Research in Criminal Justice. The journal will be a (blind) peer-reviewed, online journal that will publish two volumes annually. The journal will be found on our website under the RESOURCES tab. Please consider submitting an article for review!

Our 2025 Annual Conference will take place in Binghamton, NY in October with a specific date and location to be determined. Please check back to this website for updates as the executive committee will be planning the conference in the near future.

CJEANYS is a 501c3 non-profit that and governed by a thoughtful and dedicated executive board that provides guidance and leadership for the group. You can locate your regional representative in the ABOUT US tab on this page.

If you are not already a member, please consider joining our group during our annual membership period in January 2025. Information for joining is located under the JOIN tab. I encourage you all to take full advantage of the opportunities to network, collaborate, and learn from one another. Students are also welcome to join the group and we are continuing to grow our student representation.

I am proud to be involved with such a distinguished group of professionals committed to advancing the field of criminal justice.

Please reach out if I may be of any assistance.

Sincerely,