The goal of the Conference on Crimes Against Women is to provide practical instruction using current information and offer the most successful intervention strategies to those professionals responsible for combating the many forms of crimes against women. The conference, hosted by The Dallas Police Department and Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support, is being conducted for the sole purpose of providing training to those employed by governmental or nonprofit agencies in law enforcement, prosecution, social work, victims’ advocacy, therapy, probation/parole, campus safety, and medicine who work directly with victims of crime.

Registration opens on June 2, 2020, and includes a 34-episode Web series, COVID-19 content, a mindfulness series, speaker chats, a networking platform, and more. 

How can courts incorporate medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs into court proceedings? What does a successful court MAT program look like? This no-cost webinar, hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP), will focus on a court that uses MAT as an integral part of its process and offers a clinic inside the courthouse. Participants will learn how case managers fill gaps in services and collaborate with community providers, why meeting individual needs is essential to recovery and community success, and what impact innovative programs within the courts can have on individuals’ lives.

Date: June 3, 2020
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

“The safety, indeed the very lives, of our nation’s children depend on constant vigilance by skilled professionals and citizens willing to keep a watchful eye on the young people in their charge. The honors we confer on these exceptional individuals come with our highest respect and our deepest gratitude.”—Katharine T. Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 National Missing Children’s Day to honor the memory of missing children in the United States. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced awards to nine courageous individuals, who include law enforcement officers from Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Florida as well as a school bus driver from Florida, for their efforts in finding missing children and bringing child sexual predators and child pornographers to justice.

“For nearly 30 years, BJA has been investing in drug courts throughout the nation, and we are extremely proud of their track record. Drug courts find solutions for drug-addicted individuals, reduce their risk of recidivism, and improve public safety and health.”—Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Acting Director Michael Costigan

May is National Drug Court month. This month and throughout the year, BJA is proud to support the many professionals who keep this nation’s more than 4,000 drug courts in session. According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), these courts have served 1.5 million people as of March 2019 and have achieved an up to 58 percent reduction in recidivism. This year, BJA is increasing support to states to help build and enhance drug courts and state-based drug court TTA programs.

This no-cost course from the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) provides expert guidance in the skills law enforcement officers need to conduct successful online investigations. Topics include IP addresses and domains, an overview of currently popular social media platforms, best practices for building an undercover profile, foundational knowledge related to the Dark Web, and the use of the Dark Web as an investigative tool. Instructors demonstrate both open-source and commercially available investigative tools for social engineering, information gathering, and artifacts related to social media, as well as automated utilities to capture information and crawl websites. 

Date: Monday, June 8 – Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., ET