Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the Academic Training to Inform Police Responses Initiatives, this webinar will provide an understanding of how to interact with people with developmental disabilities—including identification, communication, and de-escalation—and describe how it can enhance the safety and effectiveness of these encounters.  The webinar will provide an overview of this topic from the perspectives of both law enforcement and a person with a developmental disability, including emerging issues and practical tips officers can use to respond effectively to this population.

When: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET

Published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), this guide highlights many of the resources available to law enforcement partners, including training and grant opportunities, to increase nationwide resilience to evolving threats.  This includes key tips and information related to human trafficking, forced labor, cybersecurity, information and intelligence sharing, preparedness and prevention, school safety, and critical infrastructure protection. 

Published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this report is the summary of 2019 work by the NIJ on the state of school policing in the United States.  The work examined the current role of police officers in schools and provided recommendations on how they can better serve the needs of students.  The report focuses exclusively on the United States and on sworn officers and does not consider the use of school police officers in nations outside the United States or the employment of private security, retired military, or other types of nonsworn police officers in schools.  Much of the writing of this report occurred in 2020 amid the civil unrest stemming from the murder of George Floyd and the police killings of other people of color.  It also was written during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, which undoubtedly will also have an impact on school policing. 

On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced three new partnerships that will contribute to the advancement of community policing and serve as vital resources for law enforcement agencies across the country.  The new partnerships are with film production company Big Mouth Productions and two nonprofit training organizations—Center for Council (a project of Community Partners) and Out to Protect, Incorporated.  These new partnerships represent examples of the work of the COPS Office to help provide much-needed resources to law enforcement agencies in a variety of critical areas.

Hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will discuss the increase in digital license plates (LDPs) and break down this new technology.  Digital license plates are here with an array of features, including GPS, Bluetooth, RFID (radio frequency identification), and a cellular modem.  This training will cover the built-in technologies and how they will affect every law enforcement officer in the country, taking a deep dive into DLPs, LPRs, security features, Amber alerts, stolen vehicle features, and reviver legal compliance.  In this webinar on DLPs, you will learn how this new digital platform enables the digitization of your registration renewal process and streamlines it in two quick clicks through an encrypted app.  Through the app, you can pay your registration and watch your digital plate update itself soon afterward.  No more standing in line or waiting for your stickers in the mail.

When:  Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET