In
the early months of 1963, a group of concerned law enforcement officers
in the Norfolk area saw a need for an organization whereby they could meet
to discuss mutual problems and exchange crime information. A meeting was
held and Captain C. D. Grant of Norfolk was elected President of the newly
organized Tidewater Crime Clinic #1.
Later that year, officers from the Tidewater Crime Clinic traveled to other
areas of the state to meet with a group of law enforcement officers expressing
a similar desire for cooperation and communication. These meetings resulted
in the formation of the Central Virginia Crime Clinic #2 in Richmond, and
the Northern Crime Clinic #3 in Fredericksburg.
On
January 21, 1964, officers of the three crime clinics met and formed a statewide
organization, the Virginia State Crime Clinic. A set of by-laws was adopted
and shortly thereafter a state chapter was granted. Captain C. D. Grant
was elected the organization's first state president.
Since
1964 the Virginia State Crime Clinic has grown to an organization of
nine chapters with members from all areas of the Commonwealth.