Police Section Archives: Official Archives of the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justices, 1991-2010

Access and use

Location of collection:
Radford University
University Archives
McConnell Library
Radford University
P.O. Box 6881
801 East Main Street
Radford, VA 24142
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Bud Bennett
Phone: (540) 831-5694
Phone: (540) 831-5701

Summary

Extent:
15.0 Linear feet
Creator:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Abstract:
This collection contains editions of the journal Police Forum from 1991-2010.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of archival copies of the Police Section newsletter of ACJS, Police Forum, for the years 1991-2010. These newletters are available in hard copy and digitally. Also available in this collection are other publications produced by the ACJS Police Section such as Police Quarterly.

Biographical / historical:

The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)is an international association established in 1963 to promote professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice. ACJS provides a forum for sharing ideas related to issues in research, policy, education and practice within the field. The Police Forum is the official section newsletter for the Police Section of the ACJS. The Police Section is one of the largest sections of the ACJS.

Acquisition information:
The Archives and Special Collections at Radford University serves as the official repository of the Police Section Archives through a collaborative agreement between the RU Archives, the Police Section of ACJS, and Professor Lucy Edwards Hochstein of Radford University, who serves as the Police Section Historian/Archivist.
Arrangement:

Arrangement of this collection is as follows:

1. Archival Copies of Police Forum

2. Additional Journals and Materials

Physical location:
Physical copies of journals and related materials located in locked
Physical description:
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