Sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC), this webinar reviews stress factors; the toxic stress of poverty; the correlation among stress, alcohol, and substance abuse; and the protective nature of community on stress resilience. The webinar will also discuss the generational impact on stress resilience. The audience will explore the predictive quality of social and community support on building stress resilience and stress management as well as reduction strategies. 

When: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., CT

This webinar, hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and the International Association of Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA), is Part Two in a three-part series exploring how the traditional intelligence cycle applied to the correctional environment can yield effective results. This webinar discusses the methodologies used in the detention program, including debriefings, volunteer collectors, collection requirements, and the framework for putting these pieces into place. 

When: Thursday, November 5, 2020
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released this comprehensive report on threats to American security. The October 2020 Homeland Threat Assessment is specifically intended for public consumption, and factors in all the new challenges DHS faces in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural report arranges the topmost threats to America in seven sections, including the cyberthreat to the homeland, foreign influence in the homeland, threats to the U.S. economic security, the terrorist threat to the homeland, transnational criminal organization threats to national security, illegal immigration in the United States, and natural disasters in the United States. 

Published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing, this article discusses best practices for police agencies responding to domestic violence, what resources exist to support their work, and how law enforcement officers and departments can build skills, capacity, and comfort to address these crimes and the individuals involved with expertise and care. The article provides the essentials that officers should know about domestic violence and the importance of having a departmental domestic violence policy.  

This webinar, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center, will present general information related to cryptocurrency, including a detailed discussion regarding legitimate use versus illegitimate use of crypto, common financial crimes, and avoidance of compliance requirements. Further, the webinar will delve into exchanges, transactions, opportunities for data collection and analysis, the value to criminal or compliance investigations, and a review of current case studies.

When: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET