The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency.  This includes the measurement and detection of crime, legislation, the practice of criminal law, as well as a review of the law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems.

The Society's objective is to bring together a multidisciplinary forum fostering criminological study, research, and education.  Our membership includes practitioners, academicians, and students in the many fields of criminal justice and criminology.

The Society conducts an annual meeting devoted to discussions of topics of general interest. Members receive the journals CRIMINOLOGY, and CRIMINOLOGY & PUBLIC POLICY (both published quarterly), and THE CRIMINOLOGIST, a newsletter published six times a year.  The ASC has specialized divisions such as Corrections and Sentencing, Critical Criminology,  International Criminology,  People of Color and Crime, and Women and Crime, that also distribute journals and newsletters on a regular basis.