The essence of any good investigation is the conviction of the persons responsible for committing those crimes. This webinar will focus on testifying in court, the post-arrest process in preparing for trial, and what to incorporate (or not) in your reports. Presenters will discuss how to negate arguments made by defense counsel, how to testify, how to be more credible, how to prepare, and, ultimately, how to set yourself up for success in any trial. Different types of court proceedings and strategies also will be discussed.

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., ET

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has supported studies that examine whether an evidence-based delinquency prevention program can be modified to prevent gang involvement and reduce the criminal activities of gang members. The model used by researchers on this project showed encouraging results: Delinquency was significantly reduced for program participants and resulted in a lower cost of treatment. In general, differences in official recidivism outcomes were large and clinically meaningful.

This article, published by the National Institute of Justice and the RAND Corporation, is a collection of research to assess and prioritize technology needs across the criminal justice community. This product provides a navigable and searchable database of the needs generated during the first five-year phase of the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative (PCJNI), along with a brief report that describes the database. 

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the National Police Foundation released a guidebook detailing how to conduct an after-action review (AAR). The guidebook defines the AAR process and provides an overview of the process’s importance. It also identifies common themes and brief summaries of key findings, recommendations, promising practices, and lessons learned from 20 AARs of mass violence and mass demonstration incidents. The guidebook concludes with detailed, step-by-step instructions for law enforcement agencies and stakeholders conducting an AAR with explanations of each step, how the steps tie into the larger process, and additional guidance.

After your organization forms a general plan for tackling its cybersecurity and privacy risk management issues, it needs state-of-the-art tools to make that plan a reality. Computer security and privacy experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have the answer with an updated toolbox of safeguards for protecting your organization’s operations and assets as well as the personal privacy of individuals. This publication is a collection of hundreds of specific measures for strengthening the systems, component products, and services that support the nation’s businesses, government, and critical infrastructure.