Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council's Five in Five
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The Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council’s (CICC) Five in 5 is a collection of resources that may be of interest to law enforcement and homeland security partners working to improve the nation’s ability to develop and share criminal intelligence. The Five in 5 highlights promising practices, case studies, and success stories and identifies products, reports, training, and toolkits to build, implement, and enhance a criminal intelligence capability. You are encouraged to share this e-mail with your association members, colleagues, department/organization personnel, and others, as appropriate. Please contact cicc@iir.com to submit a success story or resource for consideration in the CICC’s Five in 5. To view the Five in 5 archive, visit: https://it.ojp.gov/FiveIn5.
New Funding
DOJ Announces Awards to Promote Public Safety
“Crime and violence hold families, friends and neighborhoods hostage. They also rip those communities apart. These programs simultaneously play a role in mending communities through preventing crime, apprehending and prosecuting perpetrators, facilitating appropriate sentencing and adjudication, and restoring communities and their residents.”
— Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan, Office of Justice Programs
This year, more than $252 million is being awarded to 929 states, tribes, and local governments through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), administered by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. JAG funding supports a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and courts, crime prevention and education, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, technology improvement, victim and witness initiatives, mental health programs, and others.
New Release
Bureau of Justice Assistance’s SPI Spotlight on Effective Policing Technology Initiatives
The Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) initiative released two Spotlight Reports titled The Role of Technology in the Strategies for Policing Innovation Program: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned. One report focuses on technology initiatives to reduce crime, such as risk terrain modeling and social network analysis, while the second focuses on hardware initiatives such as body-worn cameras and gunshot detection systems.
These reports provide information on:
- Successful policing technology initiatives.
- The impact of technology initiatives on SPI agencies.
- Challenges and lessons learned for agencies considering similar initiatives.
Request for Proposals
COAP National Forum
The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP), sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is accepting proposals for presentations for its 2020 National Forum. The forum will take place on March 10–12, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. COAP assists state, local, and tribal governments with the means to respond to the opioid epidemic in their communities through policy and practical tools.
Proposals are welcome from the field at large, as well as from COAP grantees, and must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., ET, on December 20, 2019.
Webinar
FY 2020 Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking
This webinar, sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), will give information and guidance for those interested in applying for the OVC Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation.
The presenters will discuss the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity; review its eligibility requirements, categories, purpose areas, and deliverables; and address frequently asked questions. Attendees will be able to ask questions at the end of the webinar.
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET
Webinar
Working With People Who Have Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, and the Council of State Governments Justice Center is supporting a discussion on understanding intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs) in people involved with the criminal justice system. This webinar will address the practical application of tips for working successfully with people in the criminal justice system who have I/DDs.
To navigate this topic, the presenters will discuss the laws that guide responses to people with I/DDs, what those laws mean in practice, and resources and services available for working with a population with these unique needs.
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET
*Note: The Promising Practices in Forensic Lab Intelligence Guide listed in last week’s Five in 5 was funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The mission of the CICC is to advocate for and support state, local, and tribal law enforcement and homeland security agencies and personnel in their efforts to develop and share criminal intelligence for the promotion of public safety and the security of our nation.
This publication is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this publication (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).