We offer a wide array of programs designed to address the criminal justice system.
With its diverse membership of criminal justice professionals, the ABA Criminal Justice Section is uniquely situated to bring all the various actors to the table to address today's most pressing criminal justice issues.
For fifty years, the ABA Criminal Justice Standards have guided policymakers and practitioners working in the criminal justice arena.
Policy initiatives of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, including ABA Resolutions on Criminal Justice.
Working with the ABA Criminal Justice Section to prevent genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and to ensure perpetrators are held accountable.
This program provides opportunities for lawyers in under-represented groups to actively participate within the Criminal Justice Section and prepare them to take on leadership roles within the Section.
The goal of the task force is to preserve and strengthen prosecutorial independence and enhance the American public’s understanding of the prosecutor’s critical role in maintaining the integrity of the criminal justice system.
The task force closely examines the role of plea bargaining in our modern system of criminal justice. Its goal is to develop both broad policy oriented goals for the criminal justice system and, where necessary, specific recommendations for changes in the way plea bargaining operates within the larger criminal justice environment.
The goal of the task force is to protect and strengthen independence and enhance the public’s understanding of the critical role public defense independence plays in ensuring a fair and just criminal legal system.
The mission of the subcommittee is to highlight the challenges facing women practitioners in the criminal legal system and the unfortunate trend of women leaving the profession; to provide recommendations to address the concerns specific to women in the criminal legal profession; and raise the influence and profile of women practitioners.
The ABA Criminal Justice Section, with co-sponsorship from other ABA entities embarked on a project that offers a methodical, research-based approach to increasing impartiality among jurors, attorneys, and judges.
The Consortium aims to contribute to the national effort examining and addressing legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight, and the evolving nature of police work.
The Racial Justice Improvement Project is designed to identify and reform policies and practices that produce racial disparities in local criminal justice systems across the country.
