ACCD History: 

Shortly after World War II, probation officers in Alabama became interested in the formation of a statewide association of probation officers and other professionals in the field of corrections. At their regular conference in Tuscaloosa in August 1946, a committee was selected to explore the entire field of professionalization and to make recommendations to the entire conference at the 1947 meeting. The committee reached the conclusion that only through the organization of probation and parole officers could meaningful standards be set up, good public relations maintained and furthered, and a workable code of ethics be developed. Thus, another committee was selected to prepare a constitution and by-laws were adopted and all of the details of the organization were worked out in April 1948.  The Alabama Probation and Parole Association was born.

 

Many members felt that there was still a need to broaden the scope of the association and to seek the involvement of other agencies and organizations in the field of law enforcement, the judiciary, corrections, probation, rehabilitation, and parole of both adults and children. They voted to change the name of the organization to the Alabama Council on Crime and Delinquency (ACCD) at the annual meeting on October 21, 1966. In November 1982, ACCD affiliated with the American Correctional Association in an effort to increase input into national policies and to obtain full participation and visibility at the national level. During spring 1986, the ACCD Executive Committee wrote and filed Articles of Incorporation for the council.  The Articles of Incorporation were finalized on May 9, 1986 and the ACCD became the Alabama Council on Crime and Delinquency, Inc.