Committees and Task Forces offer Criminal Justice Section members the best opportunity for direct involvement in Section activities, such as organizing CLE offerings, developing publications and policy proposals.
The ABA Criminal Justice Section has released a report from its Task Force on the Implementation of the First Step Act that includes three concerns surrounding the implementation of the criminal justice reform law that was enacted in 2018.
Featured Articles (Winter/Spring 2021 Edition): • Fraud Emerges as Telehealth Surges • White Collar Criminal Investigations Slowing Down? Think Again…The Increase in Employment Tax Prosecutions • Getting Real – A Discussion With Veronica and Michelle (women lawyers in white collar criminal defense) • AMLA 2020: Sweeping New AML Laws Have Broad Impacts on All Financial Crimes • Reforming Securities Fraud Sentencing: An Alternative Proposal to a Loss-Based Approach
NEW EDITION: Winter 2021. Focus Issue: Canadian Court Condemns “The Penalization of the Simple Act of Making a Refugee Claim” in America
All CJS Committees and Task Forces are now using the ABA/CJS CONNECT for committee/task force discussions, replacing listserves. You can log onto the CJS Connect on the web and view all CJS communities, or you can send emails directly to a particular committee community using the committee community address.
Equal Justice Division; Corrections and Sentencing Division; Specialized Practice Division; Professional Development Division; Communication, Membership & Services Division; White Collar Crime Division
Juvenile Justice | LGBT | Mental Health | Military Justice | Racial Justice & Diversity | Tribal Lands | Victims | Women in Criminal Justice
ADR & Restorative Justice | Alternatives to Incarceration & Diversion | Corrections | Law Enforcement| Parole & Probation | Pretrial Justice | Re-entry & Collateral Consequences | Sentencing
More Info on Committees of - Corrections/Sentencing Division
Amicus Review | Appellate and Habeas Practice | Cyber Crime | Forensic & Investigative Practices | Global Anti-Corruption | Homeland Security, Terrorism & Treatment of Enemy Combatants | Immigration | International | International White Collar
Academics | CLE | Defense Function | Ethics, Gideon & Professionalism | Judicial Function | Past Chairs Function | Prosecution Function | Science, Technology and Forensics
More Info on Committees of - Professional Development Division
Awards | Book Board | Criminal Justice Magazine Editorial Board | Diversity & Inclusion | DOJ Dialog | Solo & Small Firm | Law Student Development | Legislative & Policy | Long Range Planing | Membership | Young Lawyers
More Info on Committees of - Communications/Membership/Services Division
White Collar Crime Committee | Women in White Collar Subcommittee
Standards Committee | Standards Task Forces
Corporate Criminal Liability | The First Step Act | Forensics Ethics | Fourth Amendment at the Border | Immigration | International Standards | The Role of Plea Bargaining | State Policy Implementation Project | Women in Criminal Justice
User will need to enter ABA member username and password to access myABA, select "Manage Membership, " then select "Join Committees," and choose specific committees to join.
ABA CONNECT is a place to network, exchange ideas, get advice, and interact with fellow lawyers and legal professionals who share similar areas of interest, in addition to engaging in CJS committee discussions via COMMUNITIES. (ABA Login needed)
2019-2020 Activities
