This report, published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), discusses the Bias Incidents and Actors Study (BIAS).  BIAS is a multi-method project that examines the characteristics, motivations, and behaviors of a sample of individuals who committed hate crimes in the United States from 1990 to 2018.  The report found that while anti-Semitic perpetrators account for only 10.4 percent of all offenders in the BIAS data, anti-Semitic perpetrators comprise over a third (38.1 percent) of the offenders who planned or committed mass casualty attacks.  And while Anti-Black offenders comprise the largest percentage of typical hate crime perpetrators (48.1 percent) in the database, they make up fewer (36.2 percent) of the mass casualty offenders in BIAS.

This webinar, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) program, discusses staying “left of bang.”  “Left of Bang” is the goal of law enforcement, whether from a direct attack on an officer or a targeted violence attack.  To stay “left of bang,” law enforcement officers need to understand the dynamics of an attack cycle and the suspicious behaviors and indicators that can clue them in toward a perpetrator aspiring to an act of terrorism or targeted violence.  Understanding the attack cycle and the suspicious behavior and indicators will give law enforcement the best advantage of preventing an attack.  This webinar is open to sworn law enforcement, law enforcement agency personnel, such as analysts with intelligence responsibilities, fusion center personnel, or those with a homeland security-related mission.  

When:  Thursday, December 3, 2020 
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET 

Developed with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and led by The Council of State Governments Justice Center, Justice Counts is a new national consensus-building initiative to help policymakers make better decisions with criminal justice data that is more timely, less disjointed, and as useful as possible.  Justice Counts is comprised of 21 partner organizations representing officials at every corner of our nation’s state, county, and municipal justice systems.  The Justice Counts initiative is guided by a steering committee of active state and local officials from law enforcement, the correctional field, the legislative field, and beyond.

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, in partnership with the International Association of Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analysts, this webinar is the third installment of a three-part series.  The webinar will discuss the intelligence process and a recommended analytical process that demonstrates a useful tool for disseminating intelligence nationwide, as well as a framework for documenting information and those sources of information.

When: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET

This webinar, sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Training Center, provides insight and strategies to effectively rethink how police agencies operate and connect with the community.  Three distinct areas will be considered for developing an inclusive and engaged community police department.  Part 3 of the three-part series discusses how police agencies are integral parts of the community and how developing strategies for long-term trust and partnerships are critical for the future of police legitimacy and positive community relationships.  During the webinar, participants will examine the steps each police agency can take today to engage community members in shaping the future of community-focused policing.

When:  Wednesday, December 9, 2020 
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET