BJA knows that officer safety encompasses a wide range of issues aside from tactics; it also includes physical, emotional, and mental factors. All contribute equally to an officer’s safety.  In support of the President’s officer safety-focused Executive Order, BJA’s National Officer Safety Initiatives (NOSI) Program currently addresses law enforcement safety in three program areas:

• National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide
• National Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Program, including VALOR Initiative training and resources
• Supporting the Blue Public Awareness and Education Campaign

On March 18, 2019, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., ET, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), will present “Building Trauma-Informed Police Responses in Your Agency: Training and Tools.” 

This webinar will provide an overview of trauma-informed policing for officers, law enforcement agencies, and communities. Presenters will describe the phenomenon of trauma, share data about traumatic exposure, and introduce online training and tools developed by IACP and Yale, with support from OJJDP, to help agencies build trauma-informed responses.

During this no-cost webinar, hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, two Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) scholars will share their experience, practical advice, and research for implementing evidence-based policing.  The webinar will include:

• Tips for implementing evidence-based policing in your organization.
• Establishing collaborations with research institutions.
• Examples of practitioner led-research in police agencies.
• Benefits of regular data analysis.
• Creating a business intelligence specialist role:  where to start, getting it approved, and how to work within your city’s government to make this role a reality and priority.

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019

Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET

The 2019 SEARCH Symposium is designed for justice and public safety officials, academic and agency researchers, technical developers, operational managers, and practitioners, as well as justice reform advocates from local, state, and federal agencies and organizations across the nation. Symposium participants will learn and share information on the most critical contemporary issues in justice information management and operations.

The symposium is scheduled for July 23–24, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, located in Arlington, Virginia.

Law enforcement has increasingly become the primary point of contact for individuals living with mental illness, and the presence of these individuals in jail and prison populations has grown to crisis proportions. This report, developed by the Major County Sheriffs of America, in partnership with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and supported by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, identifies innovative practices that have proven successful in reducing the arrest and incarceration of individuals living with mental illness in jurisdictions across the country.