About the Justice Academy

The North Carolina Justice Academy offers training programs to criminal justice personnel; provides technical assistance to criminal justice agencies upon request; and develops and distributes educational and training materials.

Our mission is to serve the citizens of North Carolina by enhancing the careers of criminal justice officers through research, education, and training.

• History of NC Justice Academy
• Our Personnel

Training & Support

The Training Division has a team of experienced and dedicated instructors covering various subject matters.  Legal, Law Enforcement Leadership, Commission and In-Service, Tactical and Traffic, and Investigations are only a few of the disciplines covered by our instructors. The educational research and development team is also housed with the Training Division and includes the operation of a 20,000-volume library.

The Support Division operates a full-service print shop, an audio/visual production unit that includes a graphic arts section, and a bookstore.

• Courses Offered by NCJA

Our Campuses

The Academy has two state campuses to meet the needs of Law Enforcement personnel.

Salemburg Campus

The Salemburg campus has eighteen classrooms, a 200,000-square-foot driving track, three outdoor firing ranges, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, three residence halls, and other practical exercise areas.

Edneyville Campus

The Edneyville campus has nine classrooms, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, a residence hall, a running track, and a state-of-the-art indoor firing range.

In 2017, the Western Regional Crime Laboratory in Asheville moved to the Edneyville campus.

Learn more about NCJA Campuses and Student Resources.

NCJA Highlights

The North Carolina Justice Academy is dedicated to the ideal of lifelong learning for criminal justice and related professionals in North Carolina. This video highlights some of the learning that can be experienced at our campuses.

Through research, education, and training, we want to do our part in creating the finest criminal justice professionals in the nation to serve the citizens of North Carolina.