Mission Statement
The purpose of the Florida Criminal Justice Educators’ Association is to foster cooperation among all Florida criminal justice educators, agencies and institutions, and where applicable, to act as an extension of local criminal justice advisory committees in matters relating to planning, programming, budgeting and training which affect their respective institutions, areas and regions; to act as an advisory body; and to make recommendations to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Department of Education, and related professional associations. The focus of the association will be on matters relating to curriculum development, program planning, articulation, and ensuring adequate funding, as well as fostering cooperation and developing partnerships with Florida’s criminal justice community.
Membership Information
Membership is open to any individual or institution demonstrating interest in college criminal justice educational issues. There are no dues associated with being a member of FCJEA, however there is a registration fee for each meeting that you attend. This fee covers the cost of the meeting room rental and refreshments, as well as supplies and materials used for association activities.
VOTING MEMBERSHIP
A voting regular member must be an individual with responsibility for a regionally accredited Florida criminal justice college degree program. A college shall have no more than one individual representative sitting as a voting member of the Association and the principle of "one collge‑one vote" shall apply.
A college may designate an alternate member to act in the absence of the voting regular member. However, a written authorization designating the alternate member must be presented to the Chairperson prior to any meeting of the Association.
All colleges shall advise the Chairperson of the complete name, address, and telephone number of the "regular" and any "alternate" member within thirty (30) days. Any changes in the status of these individual members shall be provided to the Chairperson within two (2) weeks of the change.
NON-VOTING MEMBERSHIP
Non-voting membership may include individuals demonstrating interest in college criminal justice educational issues.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP
Ex-officio membership shall include a representative from the Florida Criminal Justice Training Center Director’s Association.