The Center for Criminal Justice Research and Training was created in February 1967 as the Institute of Police Studies. The Center has a long and successful tradition of involvement with various aspects of police research, education and training. Since inception, the Center has been instrumental in the development and presentation of programs to municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The Center’s specialized programs encompass technical, analytical, operational, managerial and administrative areas of law enforcement. The Center is under the umbrella of the College of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at California State University, Long Beach.