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Criminal Justice Association

Student Organizations

What We Do

Voices for justice.

Join other students who want to learn about the criminal justice system on the federal, state, and local levels. From law enforcement to courts to corrections areas, we’ll explore multiple aspects of the criminal justice system.

  • To allow students an opportunity to learn about the criminal justice system on the federal, state, and local level, including law enforcement, courts, and corrections areas of the criminal justice system
  • To provide thought-provoking discussions from having guest speakers to field trips 
  • To provide a plethora of educational experiences 
  • To provide an inclusive and academic organization to allow the education of the US criminal justice system, insight into criminology, and critical thinking opportunities into the subject matter

Section I: Qualifications

  • Fifty-one percent of the total membership must be currently enrolled students at Purdue Fort Wayne and only those members may vote, hold office, and represent the organization/university in an official capacity.
  • The minimum membership requirement is five members.
  • Membership and participation shall be free from discrimination and harassment per the policies of the Purdue Fort Wayne Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct as stated in Part I, Section A, Items 3 and 4.

Section II: Types of Membership

  • Voting membership shall be open to all students currently enrolled at Purdue Fort Wayne.
  • Nonvoting memberships may be held by faculty, staff, alumni, non-Purdue Fort Wayne students, or community members.

Section III: Financial Obligation

  • There are no dues to join the organization.