The National Counterterrorism Center, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently released Homegrown Violent Extremist Mobilization Indicators.  This report provides a description of indicators of violent extremist mobilization and is intended to provide a road map of observable behaviors that could inform whether individuals or groups are preparing to engage in violent extremist activities. 

In January 2019, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report describing annual activity, workloads, and outcomes of the federal criminal justice system from arrest to imprisonment.  Findings are based on data from the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons.  This report presents data on arrests and investigations by law enforcement agency and growth rates by type of offense and federal judicial district. It also examines trends in drug arrests by the DEA and includes the most recent available data on sentences imposed and their lengths by type of offense.

The Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA) 2019 Spring Conference will be hosted by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation at Gulf Shores, Alabama, on May 5–8, 2019.  The conference is restricted to members, invited guests, and corporate partners.

Presented by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Be on the Lookout (BOLO) series supports the publication and dissemination of experiences and implications discovered during ongoing research in the field with the goal of regularly communicating these resources to the law enforcement community.  The BOLO contains field-driven, evidence-based resources that will help illuminate the nature, function, context, costs, and benefits of community policing innovations.  The latest edition highlights a study that followed recruits in a resilience training program at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Police Department Police Academy as it develops strategies and techniques to enhance its members’ ability to cope with stress and maintain their physiological and psychological health.  

The National Institute of Justice, through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), is committed to bringing people, information, forensic science, and technology together to help resolve missing and unidentified person cases throughout the United States.

NamUS offers several core services:

• Nationwide information clearinghouse offering free, secure, easy-to-use, online technology to help expedite case associations and resolutions
• Free-of-charge forensic services including forensic odontology and fingerprint examination, as well as forensic anthropology and DNA analyses, through the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification laboratories
• Investigative support from seasoned staff members who provide case consultations and support criminal justice efforts to drive missing and unidentified person case resolutions
• Training and outreach from NamUs subject experts, including assistance with planning and facilitating Missing Person Day events across the country