Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, this webinar will showcase five grantees that have established innovative ways to enhance the reentry experience through standards of programming, practices, and policy change.  The discussion will include topics that focus on identification credentials, enrollment in insurance, ongoing medical needs, follow-up appointments to promote reentry success, and reintegration into the family unit.  Implementation of these standards will be discussed, and grantees will share what these processes look like if implemented properly, along with identifying typical partners they have asked to join with them to implement these standards and the importance of these to reentry success.

When:  Monday, April 4, 2022
Time:  3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), this podcast features Jacob Molitor, Chief of the Meskwaki Nation Police Department in Iowa and chair of the Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association.  Chief Molitor will discuss unique aspects of serving a small tribal jurisdiction as well as innovative approaches that his department has implemented to institutionalize robust de-escalation practices.

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will discuss how law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals are more susceptible to burnout and compassion fatigue than other professionals because of the nature of their work.  In 2014, the Rand Corporation reported that 60 percent of Americans had at least one chronic condition and 42 percent had more than one. These conditions (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and joint disease) began with chronic inflammation exacerbated by lifestyle, stress, and poor nutrition.  This webinar will address such chronic conditions and how taking personal responsibility for a healthy foundation is essential for career longevity and long-term health.

When:  Thursday, April 7, 2022
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this NIJ-supported study focused on the work of researchers from Pennsylvania State and Syracuse Universities to find novel ways to characterize and ultimately inhibit opioid distribution networks through data-driven network analysis and the use of citizen intelligence.  The work focuses on six Pennsylvania counties well known for drug trafficking along the interstate highway system.  The goals of the study were to (1) define the structure of opioid distribution networks based on observed and computer-modeled opioid networks, and (2) assess the ability of community-based intelligence to characterize local opioid supply networks and markets through the use of publicly available police administration data on overdose and drug-related incidents as well as the solicitation of community input.

Hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will provide participants with an overview of the newly developed Fusion Center Peer Mentorship Program launching in June 2022.  The Peer Mentorship Program seeks to promote sustainable analytic talent throughout the National Network of Fusion Centers (NNFC), enhance relationships throughout the NNFC, and improve the overall well-being and job satisfaction of fusion center analysts nationwide.  This webinar will help participants learn more about mentor and mentee opportunities with the Peer Mentorship Program.

When: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET