AAPPA MISSION:
"to provide leadership, information and training to members while promoting a more efficient Criminal Justice System"

HISTORY

The Arkansas Adult Probation and Parole Association is a nonprofit professional organization which serves as a forum for Probation/Parole Officers, and other members of the Criminal Justice System. The Association developed its first Constitution in 1979. The four founding members saw a need to unite probation and parole officers towards a common goal. For the first few years, AAPPA conferences were held annually. The AAPPA now holds conferences twice a year, (Fall/Spring) bringing the membership together for quality training and exchange of ideas. The AAPPA has grown from just a handful of members in 1979, to over 150 members today. The Association continues to grow and exert influence at the State level.

OBJECTIVES:

The Objectives of the AAPPA are:

• To accomplish the exchange of ideas, information, and perspectives between and among the supportive friends of the Association.
• To adopt professional standards for those engaged in supervision of probation and parole and to aid and encourage the achievement of those standards.
• To promote and recommend legislation for the improvement of probation and parole for adults.
• To Cooperate with all agencies which are interested in the advancement of probation and parole objectives.