About the Criminal Justice Educators Association (CJEANYS)

About CJEANYS

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

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

We are dedicated to the following goals and principles:

• 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.

The purposes of CJEANYS shall be to:

• Section 1 Promote the welfare of the membership and that of those engaged in the criminal justice field.
• Section 2 Provide a channel of communication between and among the various criminal justice programs, faculties, and students throughout New York State.
• Section 3 Assist in providing staff and acting in an advisory capacity to criminal justice program administrators and instructors.
• Section 4 Promote excellence and professionalism in the criminal justice field.
• Section 5 Make recommendations concerning new and existing criminal justice programs.
• Section 6 Provide a liaison between the various government and private agencies and public and private criminal justice educators.