2023-2024 Committee Goals
Goals for the 2023-2024 year are listed under each committee listing below.
Committees & Task Forces
CJS Committees
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. See Committee Missions, Goals, Activities Highlights, and Resources within respective committee descriptions on this page.
2023-2024 - Committee LeadershipGet Engaged: Join CJS Committees
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White Collar Crime National Institute Scholarship Application
2024 WCC Institute Scholarship Application (Submission Deadline: December 18, 2023)
The White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter
NEW: Summer/Fall 2023 Edition
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Podcast Series: White Collar Talks with Nina and Joe
This podcast series of JustPod, CJS Podcast, features leading white collar practitioners discussing hot topics and emerging trends in government investigations and enforcement.
Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program
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.
CJS Committees are grouped in Divisions
Equal Justice Division; Corrections and Sentencing Division; Specialized Practice Division; Professional Development Division; Communication, Membership & Services Division; White Collar Crime Division -- See descriptions and activities of CJS Committees listed under the corresponding Divisions below.
CJS Committees in Divisions
Equal Justice Division
Juvenile Justice | LGBT | Mental Health | Military Justice | Racial Justice & Diversity | Tribal Lands | Victims | Women in Criminal Justice
Corrections and Sentencing Division
ADR & Restorative Justice | Alternatives to Incarceration & Diversion | Corrections | Law Enforcement| Parole & Probation | Pretrial Justice | Re-entry & Collateral Consequences | Sentencing
Specialized Practice Division
Amicus Review | Appellate and Habeas Practice | Cyber Crime | Global Anti-Corruption | Homeland Security, Terrorism & Treatment of Enemy Combatants | Immigration | International | International White Collar
Professional Development Division
Academics | CLE | Defense Function | Ethics, Gideon & Professionalism | Judicial Function | Past Chairs Function | Prosecution Function | Science, Technology and Forensics
Communication, Membership & Services Division
Awards | Book Board | Criminal Justice Magazine Editorial Board | Diversity & Inclusion | DOJ Dialog | Solo & Small Firm | Legislative & Policy | Long Range Planning | Membership | Young Lawyers/Law Student Development
White Collar Crime Division
White Collar Crime Committee | Women in White Collar Subcommittee
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
Featured Task Force Activities
Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice met in Albuquerque, New Mexico (photo), Seattle and Spokane, Washington for programming and a listening session and the sharing of untold stories of women in criminal justice.
CJS - Task Forces
Report: Pulling Back the Curtain
A Follow-Up Report from the ABA Criminal Justice Section's Task Force: Women in Criminal Justice.
Plea Bargaining Report
The ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force released its report on the state of plea bargaining in the US and its 14 Principles for reforming the plea bargaining system.
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Report on the First Step Act Implementation
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.
Committee Discussions
Most CJS Committees use Listservs for committee announcements and discussions. Some Committees also use the newly-launched ABA Communities, a web-based platform.
Committee/Task Force Reports
2022-2023 Activities
FAQs on CJS Committees
Benefits and expectations of committee membership