Virginia Sheriffs Institute Inc

The institute provides a quarterly newsletter that goes to its members from the sheriffs that contains information on new virginia laws, crime prevention topics, and training and education updates.

The virginia sheriffs' scholarship program was established in 1981 to provide an opportunity for young people across virginia to pursue an educational curriculum in criminal justice. Scholarships are provided to students throughout virginia who major in criminal justice at a virginia college or university. Vsi paid for 65 scholarships for 2025-26 to virginia's youth.

The virginia sheriffs' institute (vsi), in cooperation with the virginia sheriffs' association (vsa), the performance management group at the l. Douglas wilder school of government and public affairs at virginia commonwealth university (vcu) and the virginia center for policing innovation (vcpi), has developed the vsi certification program to promote, recognize and elevate the continued individual professional development for virginia's sheriffs and deputies.