RISS Launches COVID-19
Secure Site for Law Enforcement
This site is accessible via the RISSNET Landing Page and focuses on resources and information specifically selected to help our law enforcement officers during the COVID-19 crisis.
RISS
Standing Ready to Assist Our
Nation's Law Enforcement Community
The six Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Centers, the RISS Technology Support Center (RTSC), and the RISS staff stand ready to assist our nation's law enforcement and criminal justice communities during this unprecedented time in our history.
The number of cases of COVID-19 continue to increase, causing many law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to change their roles, quickly adapt, reevaluate existing procedures, and institute new ones, and change response protocols. Law enforcement officers already are faced daily with dangerous situations that put their lives in jeopardy. COVID-19 adds another layer of concern. During this time, it is critical that our law enforcement officers stay safe and healthy. As you respond in the coming days and weeks to both traditional law enforcement efforts as well as issues related to the spread of COVID-19, the RISS staff is here to assist you.
RISS is operational and continues to provide the services, tools, and resources, including officer safety resources, that you have come to rely on. RISS is also adapting to align with the current and evolving needs of our law enforcement community and partners. RISS encourages you to use its resources and contact your RISS Center to help provide information, equipment, analysis, and research.
RISS is honored to support our law enforcement community and appreciates your selfless dedication and unwavering commitment. For more information regarding RISS services and resources, including contact information for the RISS Centers, please visit the RISS Public Website.
The ROCIC RISS Center has developed a special research report entitled "Coronavirus: What to do in Pandemic Situations." The publication can be accessed at the RISSNET Landing Page.
FREE TRAINING
The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), in collaboration with RISS, will host a webinar training entitled “Coronavirus: Fighting Scams and Fraud During a Global Pandemic.” This webinar is intended to inform law enforcement and criminal justice professionals about emerging scams and acts of fraud that are likely to be penetrated during a pandemic. The webinar will be held on April 1 and will begin at 1:00 p.m., EST. To register for the webinar, click on the link below.
Additional COVID-19 and
Law Enforcement Resources
The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention website contains information including how COVID-19 spreads, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and Frequently Asked Questions.
The World Health Organization website provides travel advice, situation reports, statistics, and informational resources.
The information provided on the Body-Worn Camera Training & Technical Assistance website provides insight into some of the primary resources available and showcases how each state’s law enforcement agencies are addressing some of the challenges related to the COVID-19 response.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2018-MU-MU-K017 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.