Why Join AAJJRS?
AJJRS is the only known membership organization dedicated exclusively to publishing and disseminating scholarly research on juvenile justice, delinquency prevention and intervention, and youth victimization.
We provide a professional home for researchers, scholars, students, and scholar-practitioners committed to advancing rigorous and policy-relevant scholarship.
Member Benefits include:
- Complimentary subscriptions to all upcoming AAJJRS peer-reviewed journals.
- Free access to the AAJJRS Scholar’s Digest, featuring research highlights, data insights, calls for submissions, and professional updates.
- Free access to AAJJRS multimedia platforms, including the JusticeTalks Podcast and JusticeBlogs.
- Opportunities to present original, published, or works-in-progress at upcoming meetings, virtual events, and scholarly forums.
- Discounted registration for upcoming conferences, meetings, and professional development events.
- Networking and collaboration opportunities with scholars, practitioners, and students across disciplines and career stages.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Researchers & Scholars
Emerging Researchers & Scholars
Professors & Instructors
Active and retired researchers and scholars who have extensively authored, co-authored,/edited, or co-edited journal articles, books, chapters, compendia, or other technical reports.
Researchers and scholars may work at colleges, universities, community colleges, research and evaluation organizations, firms, or as independent researchers.
Professors & Instructors
Emerging Researchers & Scholars
Professors & Instructors
Professors and Instructors teaching at colleges, universities, and community colleges at least part-time may also have authored, co-authored, and/or edited or co-edited journal articles, books, chapters, compendia, or other technical reports.
Emerging Researchers & Scholars
Emerging Researchers & Scholars
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Researchers and scholars who have authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited at least one scholarly journal or newsletter article, book, chapter, compendium, or other technical reports.
Researchers and scholars may also work at colleges, universities, community colleges, research organizations, and firms or as independent researchers.
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Juvenile justice and related researchers and scholar-practitioners who may have authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited scholarly journal or newsletter articles, books, chapters, compendia, or other technical reports.
Student Researchers & Scholars
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Student Researchers & Scholars
Current undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at institutions of higher education. Students can provide grade reports or a faculty or administrative official statement to receive this membership rate.
Educational Institutions
Researcher & Scholar-Practitioners
Student Researchers & Scholars
Institutions of higher education that offer two-year, four-year, or graduate criminal justice or related degree programs. Institutions can designate up to five faculty or administrators as regular members.
Note: If the organizational system includes multiple campuses, each campus must individually pay for institutional membership.