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.
Webinar
Sustainable Crime Gun Intelligence Strategies Require Policy Driven Tactics
Establishing formal policies is a critical factor in implementing regional or agencywide preventive crime gun strategies. These policies can be wide-ranging in scope, affecting entire local, regional, or national populations, or narrow in scope, affecting only a single organization.
This no-cost webinar will provide attendees with an in-depth discussion into the process of developing meaningful and sustainable crime gun intelligence policies, as well as strategies that have been implemented to ensure that these policies are followed. The new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Integrated Ballistic Information Network Minimum Required Operating Standards will be discussed, and strategies for ensuring compliance will be shared.
Date: August 6, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET
Victim Compensation Fund
Information and Resources
The VCF is an extraordinarily successful program, having awarded over $5.2 billion in compensation on more than 23,000 claims from individuals who have suffered physical health conditions, or from families of those who have died, as a result of exposure at the sites in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville. With 20,000 claims currently awaiting consideration, and more certain to be filed in the months and years ahead, today’s action ensures that the VCF can continue in its successful effort to compensate every deserving individual impacted by the tragic events of September 11.
~Attorney General William P. Barr, U.S. Department of Justice
On July 29, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1327, The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The Act extends the VCF’s claim filing deadline from December 18, 2020, to October 1, 2090, and appropriates such funds as may be necessary to pay all approved claims. The VCF has a toll-free helpline at (855) 885-1555 to answer any questions.
A Guide to Understanding NIBRS
New Resource
To help educate law enforcement agencies about collecting their Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released “A Guide to Understanding NIBRS.” This guide summarizes NIBRS data collection, addresses units of count, and provides links to relevant resources. It also highlights the number of offenses collected and shows NIBRS reporting segments with the data elements currently listed in the NIBRS technical specifications and data documentation. In addition, the guide promotes the nationwide transition to NIBRS by January 1, 2021, and the availability of various types of UCR data—including NIBRS data—on the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer.
This latest resource is available in the toolbox for law enforcement on the FBI’s NIBRS webpage.
Law Enforcement Cyber Center
Resources
Making our virtual world more secure should not come at the expense of making us more vulnerable in the real world.
~Attorney General William P. Barr—Keynote Address at the International Conference on Cyber Security (Full Remarks)
The Law Enforcement Cyber Center (LECC) is designed to assist police chiefs, sheriffs, commanders, patrol officers, digital forensic investigators, detectives, and prosecutors who are investigating and preventing crimes that involve technology.
The LECC addresses three principal functional areas:
- Cyber crime investigations
- Digital forensics
- Information systems security
The LECC is a collaborative project of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National White Collar Crime Center, and the Police Executive Research Forum. It is made possible by funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Webinar
Behind and Beyond the Walls: Peer Supports in Jail Settings
The Bureau of Justice Assistance leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) team, invites you to this no-cost webinar regarding peer recovery support services (PRSS). PRSS are increasingly being offered across diverse criminal justice settings to address opioid abuse and achieve positive outcomes.
This webinar will highlight three different models of jail-based PRSS that bridge to community peer supports. The guest presenters will describe the structure and outcomes of their programs and the roles of peers. They will also discuss the opportunities and challenges of running peer programs in jail settings.
Date: August 14, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m., ET
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).