American Criminal Justice Association
Lambda Alpha Epsilon

The American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE) was founded in 1937 in San Jose, California. ACJA is a national organization that is divided into six regions. The organization was founded to promote a greater fraternal relationship among criminal justice graduates and professional police officers. The membership is composed of both students and professional in the criminal justice field.

Region II

Region II covers an area of six states. These states include Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Members include substantial Member-at-Large groups, professional criminal justice personnel, as well as student members from University and Community Colleges.

Membership

Membership in the organization is open to criminal justice professionals and criminal justice majors and minors. The purpose of the organization is to further professionalism in all areas of the criminal justice field.

All members in good standing can hold offices in the organization. During competitions at the regional and national levels competitors are divided into a Lower Division (70 semester hours/105 quarter hours), Upper Division (71 semester hours/106 quarter hours or more) and Professional Division (having been a compensated professional within the criminal justice field). Members compete with other members in their level.

Region II stresses professionalism in the criminal justice field and continues to promote the highest standards in education and criminal justice ethics.