MISSION
The Mission of the Association is to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the criminal justice system (particularly Law Enforcement and Corrections); to create a fraternal/professional association that provides support, advocacy, personal and professional development to its members; to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency; and to lessen neighborhood tension in the Latino Communities through awareness and role modeling, offer Bi-lingual assistance to the public, and bridge the gap between the community and criminal justice professionals.

OBJECTIVES
Within the framework of the By-Laws, the Corporation (Association) shall work towards its Mission through the Objectives set forth.

• Discrimination - to work with Criminal Justice agencies to correct any prejudice and discrimination when present.

• Recruitment - to ensure that recruitment programs effectively reach Latino candidates.

• Upward Mobility - to ensure that Latino Criminal Justice Professionals are provided equal access to departmental upward mobility training.

• Professional Development - to ensure that Latino Criminal Justice Professionals are offered career and professional training; and to provide professional training to member and non-members.

• Membership Advocacy - to provide employment related assistance, support and intervention to its members.

• Exit Interviews - to ensure that exit interviews are part of all departmental separations by Latino Criminal Justice Professionals.

• Scholarships - to provide financial support to high school and college Latino students pursuing careers in Criminal Justice related professions.

• Community Relations - to serve as a liaison between Criminal Justice professionals and the Latino community; to facilitate problem prevention and intervention.

• Juvenile Delinquency Prevention - to combat community deterioration and prevent juvenile delinquency by providing workshops for youths, adults and parents on "How to Say No to Gangs, Drugs and Alcohol, and Cults."

• Public Safety - to provide gun safety training to adolescents and "Say No, Tell an Adult" to elementary school children.

• Grant writing and grant administration - to provide grants for grass root community organizations involved in Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Prevention.  Also, to support "Criminal Justice Mentoring" types of youth programs

• Latino Community Service Awards - to recognize those individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Latino community.