Published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and with the support of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, these resources highlight specific stressors and corresponding resilience strategies. Supporting mental health is essential for the wellbeing of first responders and their colleagues, agencies, families, and communities. This series of resources is designed to support agencies and departments to address officer mental health and wellness concerns through unique and practical resilience strategies that are customized to roles within the field of public safety. By implementing these strategies in their personal and professional lives, individuals will learn how to navigate adversity, thrive in the face of challenges, and maintain positive mental health.

Published by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar discusses new state and federal laws that are poised to completely reshape the crisis response landscape. This webinar will discuss how law enforcement responsibilities and expectations are shifting, what that means for law enforcement work going forward, and how to define success for your community.  Participants will learn how their departments can prepare for the implementation of the new federal 988 law and what that law means for state and local crisis response policies.

When: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Published by the National Institute of Corrections, this new guide discusses objective prison classification, which can help reduce institutional assaults, reduce recidivism, avoid lawsuits related to conditions of confinement, and improve access to institutional services and programming. A valid and reliable classification system will also help manage resources effectively by facilitating adequate staffing according to the risks and needs of the individuals in custody. This updated guide includes updates to critical areas, including appropriate assessment tools for classifying women in prison and evaluating and updating current classification systems. Following a brief description of the essential components of an effective classification system, the guide depicts the four phases: mobilization, assessment, planning, and implementation. It concludes with a discussion of special topics and implications for the future.

Published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, this publication discusses the Global Organized Crime Index and how it is designed to assess levels of organized crime and resilience to organized criminal activity. The index includes in its rankings all the United Nations member states—193 countries. This report introduces the Global Organized Crime Index and sets out the results and implications of data from 2020, the year in which a new pandemic began to ravage the world. Of course, organized crime is not a new phenomenon, but it is now a more urgent issue than ever. Criminal networks and their impact have spread across the globe in the last two decades, driven by geopolitical, economic, and technological forces. The analysis in this report conclusively demonstrates that organized crime is the most pernicious threat to human security, development, and justice in the world today.

Published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this publication discusses evidence gathered from a crime scene and how it gives investigators the clues they need to bring persons committing a crime to justice. New drone-mounted sensing technologies could help investigators reconstruct crime scenes from the air without having to physically enter the space. NIJ-supported researchers from Kansas State University evaluated the use of small, unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) equipped with two types of remote sensors for crime scene reconstruction and compared their performance with conventional terrestrial laser scanning. Their findings showed that terrestrial laser scanning created more accurate images of staged outdoor crime scenes than the aerial methods. However, a combination of terrestrial and aerial scanning allowed faster data capture over the entire crime scene while maintaining a higher level of accuracy than either method on its own.