Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this presentation will introduce the Core Standards for Sexual Assault Investigations Guide to practitioners, created by members of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance  Law Enforcement Working Group. This presentation will address gaps commonly found in sexual assault investigations. The discussion will highlight ways in which commanders, supervisors, and investigators can use this guide and other resources to ensure more thorough investigations. It will also address ways that agencies can work toward the standardization of qualities that define a “good” investigation.

Date:  Tuesday, September 1, 2020 
Time:  2:00 p.m., ET 

The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) hosted a series of roundtable and focus groups, supplemented by a needs assessment, to determine the promising practices, and challenges of sheriffs' offices along the northern and southern borders of the United States. This report summarizes the findings of those discussions. Border sheriffs' primary needs are for personnel; updated equipment and infrastructure, particularly along the northern border; and support in information sharing and communication across all levels of government. The report also focuses on a widely shared promising practice—the establishment of dedicated interdiction units. A COPS Office/NSA training on rural interdiction is summarized, along with lessons learned from an interdiction unit in north Texas.

The National Criminal Justice Training Center is hosting a webinar on AMBER Alerts in Indian country. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the community to assist in the search and safe recovery of a missing child. During this webinar, tribal community members can learn about law enforcement's response to missing and abducted children and situations in which an AMBER Alert is an effective tool. It will also explain how community members can assist during and before a missing or abducted child situation. 

Date:  Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Time:  2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., ET

Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this course reviews the dark web and some of the most popular darknets, including the Tor Project, Freenet, and the Invisible Internet Project. Basic topics include what the Tor Project is, how it works, and who uses it, as well as dark markets within Tor and the hidden services they provide. The course concludes with brief case studies covering some of the largest dark-market seizures in history. 

Published in Police Chief magazine by the International Association of Police, this report discusses effective approaches to community policing in multicultural communities. The report highlights the importance of continually striving to improve the dyadic relationship between police officers and their communities. This publication discusses the history of policing, adding cultural competence to community policing, and training officers in cultural competence.