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NPJS Membership Options

  • Individual Professional

    Annual Dues: $45 | Lifetime Dues: $450 | Lifetime Emeritus (granted by board): $0


    Member Benefits

    • Serve on NPJS Committees
    • Participate in position statement development that drives national policy
    • Eligible to hold elected office on NPJS Board of Directors
    • Able to vote in NPJS elections
    • Discounted fee to attend National Symposium on Juvenile Services or other NPJS training events
    • Networking opportunity with other professionals from across the United States
    • Involved with the only national membership organization whose sole focus is on juvenile justice services
    • Eligible for consideration to be in NPJS Consultant Pool (pending submission of required documentation & review/approval)
    • Will receive job postings when agencies ask NPJS to circulate openings
  • Dual Professional with CJCA

    Annual Dues: $60


    Member Benefits

    • Serve on NPJS Committees
    • Participate in position statement development that drives national policy
    • Eligible to hold elected office on NPJS Board of Directors
    • Able to vote in NPJS elections
    • Discounted fee to attend National Symposium on Juvenile Services or other NPJS training events
    • Networking opportunity with other professionals from across the United States
    • Involved with the only national membership organization whose sole focus is on juvenile justice services
    • Eligible for consideration to be in NPJS Consultant Pool (pending submission of required documentation & review/approval)
    • Will receive job postings when agencies ask NPJS to circulate openings
    • Visit CJCA Member Benefits for CJCA Member Benefits
  • Facility / Agency / Organization

    Annual Dues (fee according to # of staff signed up as NPJS Members*):

    • 10 Staff as NPJS Members: $400
    • Additional staff beyond 10 can be added at the discounted rate of $40 each.

    *Agencies must provide the individual names, job titles, and email addresses for each member joining under “Agency Membership”


    Member Benefits

    • All NPJS Professional Member Benefits would apply to the staff that are granted membership by the agency’s payment.
    • Agency has employees who are engaged in a national network of professionals for learning and sharing.
    • Agency will also receive priority to host NPJS training events in their region and will be eligible for some complimentary registrations and reduced rates for those onsite training events. Discount for Relias Learning.
    • Discount for rates on legal services (1 complimentary hour) with Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney.
    • Discounted rates for Relias Learning training software application
  • Corporate

    Annual Dues: $1,750


    Member Benefits

    • Linked Logo 

    Corporate logo linked on new “Corporate Partner” page on NPJS website and e-newsletters

    • Newsletter Sponsorship 

    Sponsorship of one NPJS electronic newsletter distributed to NPJS professional and community members.

    • Newsletter Article 

    Author one article in a newsletter. This article should be written to showcase a vendor service value to the field and how the Vendor addresses this need. May include an endorsement paragraph by an NPJS member. The introductory paragraph of the article will be visible in the newsletter and the remainder will be accessible via a link.

    • Marketing Email 

    One marketing email sent to NPJS members per year. 

     Exhibitor Discount 

    Discounted exhibit registration fee at NPJS Symposium (and other regional events where exhibitors are present.

     Event Presentation Prioritization 

    Priority consideration to facilitate workshop at NPJS’ National Symposium on Juvenile Services. 

     Individual Membership 

    Five individual memberships  

    Individual Member Benefits: 

       - Serve on NPJS Committees 

       - Participate in Position Statement development that drives national policy 

       - Vote for NPJS Board and policy statements 

       - Discounted registration fees for NPJS events. One Free Registration fee to attend National Symposium on Juvenile Services or other NPJS training event  

       - Networking opportunities with nationwide professionals 

        - Participate in NPJS Discipline Groups .  Members meet regularly (virtually) by areas of interest/expertise. Members are encouraged to join in group meetings to share solutions and promising practices.   

       - Eligible for consideration to be in NPJS Consultant Pool  

    Announcements 

    • Ability to announce job opportunities or events through NPJS Social Media.

  • Corporate Plus

    Annual Dues: $4,500


    Member Benefits

    Includes all NPJS Corporate Member Benefits listed PLUS:

     Lunch & Learn Opportunity 

    Conducts One virtual Lunch and Learn Presentation marketed to all NPJS Members and advertised on NPJS Social Media sites.   

         - Hosted on the NPJS virtual platform  

         - Recorded live and made available to non-attendees for one year on the NPJS website 

    • Marketing Email 

    Quarterly email blast to NPJS contact list (Members and others outside NPJS membership distribution.) 

    • Symposium Exhibitor Fee Waived 

    Conference Exhibitor fee waived.

    • Event Exhibitor Fee Waived 

    Waived Exhibitor fee waived for ALL NPJS live events (Examples include NPJS Technology Forum, Leadership Training, etc.)

    • Board Presentation 

    15-minute presentation to NPJS Board of Directors meeting 

    ª Announcements 

    Quarterly social media posts promoting your business.

     Executive Networking 

    Invitation to private Executive leadership after-hours networking reception annual Symposium


  • Student

    Annual Dues: $20 (Must be enrolled in an Institution of Higher Learning)


    Member Benefits

    • Participate on NPJS Committees
    • Participate in position statement development that drives national policy
    • Discounted fee to attend National Symposium on Juvenile Services or other NPJS training events
    • Networking opportunity with professionals from across the United States
    • Involved with the only national membership organization whose sole focus is on juvenile justice services
    • Will receive job postings when agencies ask NPJS to circulate openings
    • Access to a network of professionals, who are willing to provide insight and guidance
  • Institution of Higher Education

    Annual Dues (fee according to # of students signed up as NPJS Student Members*):

    • 15 NPJS Students Members: $250
    • Additional $15/student

    *Institutions must provide the student names, field of study, and email addresses for each student being enrolled as a part of this membership payment.


    Member Benefits

    • All NPJS Student Member Benefits would apply to the students that are granted membership by the institution’s payment.
    • The Institution is entitled to 2 Professional Memberships for Instructors/Professors in the field of Juvenile Justice Service or in the field of study that supports the field of Juvenile Justice Service (e.g. Education/Social Work/Psychology/Administration of Justice Services).
    • The Institution may also post information and a link to their institution on the NPJS Website,
    • The Institution will receive notifications for opportunities to submit articles to the NPJS Journal of Applied Juvenile Justice Services
    • The Institution will be provided primary consideration to host NPJS training events in their region and will be eligible for some complimentary registrations and reduced rates for those onsite training events.
    • Discounted rates as a marketing vendor/exhibitor at the NPJS National Symposium on Juvenile Services.
    • Representation for inclusion in planning student events during the National Symposium
  • Lived Experience

    I am requesting a complimentary one-year membership to support advocacy efforts, during which time I will be actively engaged with NPJS activities, meetings, and events as a person with Lived Experience with the juvenile justice system.


    I have personal (beyond professional or educational) experience that gives me insights that I would like to share to inform and improve systems, research, policies, practices, and programs.


    I am either:

    • A youth between 17 and 26 years of age, have been juvenile justice involved (e.g., arrested, detained, confined, or on probation),

    OR

    • A family member with a relationship to a youth who has been juvenile justice involved within the last 5 years 

    I am willing to be interviewed as part of the process to confirm my complimentary membership. 

My job is important. We have a high calling, a sacred responsibility, and important task: To redeem the unredeemable and make the community, the public, and society a better place in the process. I take my job seriously. It is a profession. No matter how much I know, profess to know, or have experienced, there is much more to learn. I must continually expand my knowledge and skills within this profession in order to meet the challenges and needs of troubled youth, beleaguered staff, and highly stressed institutions. The value of a professional association is that it provides strength and support to me in all these areas. It surrounds me with other kindred spirits, who are caring and sympathetic to my struggle, who support and encourage my efforts, who comfort and correct my failures, and who rejoice greatly in those all-too infrequent times of success. I am a part of good things that happened before me in this profession; I am a contributor to the good things that are currently happening in this profession; and I am preparing the way for others to do good things in the future. I derive no satisfaction in the growth and preservation of my profession by maintaining only an active role in my institution, my local unit of government, or my “ivory tower.” Likewise, saying I am a professional does not make me one; acting in a professional manner moves me closer to that goal; but membership in a professional association helps fulfill my professional aspirations.

The Pursuit of Professionalism, One Member's Perspective
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