Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the SAFLEO Program, this Web event discusses law enforcement mental health and the process of asking for help. Law enforcement officers throughout the nation collectively respond to thousands of calls daily that require them to face the unknown. The event seeks to remove the mystery regarding a different unknown: asking for help. It will explain how to ask for help, provide a list of resources officers can use when seeking help, cover best practices individuals and agencies can follow when an officer asks for help, and give examples of the journeys of officers who did reach out for help. 

When: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., ET

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) and the National Criminal Justice Training Center, this webinar provides an overview of peer recovery support services (PRSS) as part of a comprehensive program to address substance abuse within tribal communities; explore specific models of PRSS implementation within tribal communities; identify benefits of PRSS as well as common challenges and barriers; examine important considerations related to building comprehensive intervention strategies to respond to alcohol and substance abuse issues in tribal communities including PRSS; and engage in an opportunity to have their questions about PRSS answered by tribal PRSS practitioners during the Q&A portion.

When: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., ET

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center, this webinar discusses how the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) have joined together to develop a presentation specifically designed for law enforcement focused on cybersecurity and the roles our organizations play in helping to combat this ever-evolving problem. ICANN helps coordinate the names and numbers that are used as unique identifiers in the global Internet. It is tasked with helping make sure that the Domain Name System (DNS) remains stable, secure, and resilient. Carlos Álvarez, Director of Trust and Public Safety Engagement at ICANN, will provide an overview of security threats that target the DNS or that leverage it to attack others and will share information about anti-abuse efforts on the DNS and the domain name landscape that are relevant to law enforcement. 

When: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., ET

Published by the United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, this year’s edition presents country data assessments and tiered rankings as well as explores the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on human trafficking. The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis with unprecedented repercussions for human rights and economic development globally, including in human trafficking. COVID-19 generated conditions that increased the number of people who experienced vulnerabilities to human trafficking and interrupted existing and planned anti-trafficking interventions. Governments across the world diverted resources toward the pandemic, often at the expense of anti-trafficking efforts, resulting in decreased protection measures and service provision for victims, reduction of preventative efforts, and hindrances to investigations and prosecutions of traffickers. At the same time, human traffickers quickly adapted to capitalize on the vulnerabilities exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has created the Home Safe Library of Resources as part of its work supporting Keven and Avonte Program grant sites through the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program. This library is a free, publicly available, searchable online catalog that includes articles, webinars, tools, and other resources on wandering, elopement, missing persons, and law enforcement response to individuals with dementia and other developmental disabilities.