The George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University is home to a number of research and training institutions and centers. The Center also publishes several publications, and is the secretariat for a number of professional organizations.

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• Professional Development & Training Institutes
  • Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT)
  • Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT)
  • Drug Evaluation and Classification Program (DECP)
  • International Law Enforcement Academy—Roswell (ILEA-R)
  • Texas Regional Center for Policing Innovation (TRCPI)
• Publications
  • The Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice (APCJ)
  • The Criminal Justice Mandate
  • Office of International Criminal Justice (OICJ),
  • Crime and Justice International (CJI) Magazine,
  • The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice (SWJCJ)
  • The Texas Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Program Bulletin (TELEMASP)
• Research Institutes
  • Crime Victims’ Institute (CVI)
  • Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice (ILSCJ)
  • Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG)
  • The Police Research Center (PRC)
  • Survey Research Program (SRP)

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