The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides a wide range of resources through programs and services, including training and technical assistance, to address chronic and emerging criminal justice challenges nationwide.  BJA helps America’s state, local, and tribal jurisdictions reduce and prevent crime, lower recidivism, and promote a fair and safe criminal justice system.  Examples of BJA resources include funding opportunities, recent publications, events and trainings, as well as BJA-related programs. 

This podcast, hosted by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), features Lieutenant Branden Clarkson and his experience during the Route 91 Concert mass shooting in 2017.  Incidents of mass firearm violence galvanize public attention and challenge the capacity of first responders to initiate a coordinated response. Lieutenant Clarkson joins the podcast to tell his story and provide insight into how the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department executed a successful response. 

Published by the RAND Corporation, this publication seeks to help readers understand why cyber-enabled espionage keeps occurring, whether U.S. responses have changed over time, whether they led to changes in adversary behavior, and what the United States can learn from these cases to inform future policymaking. Cyber-enabled espionage, a form of cyberattack that steals sensitive data or intellectual property to gain an advantage over a competitive company or government entity, has plagued U.S. government networks for decades, most notably the SolarWinds attack in 2020.  The authors explore three cases of Russian cyber-enabled espionage and two cases of Chinese cyber-enabled espionage dating from the compromise of multiple government agencies in the late 1990s to the 2015 compromise of the Office of Personnel Management.
Key findings from the report include the following:

• Available response options are not limited to the cyber domain and should not be expected to be; and
• The benefits of cyber-enabled espionage continue to outweigh any perceived repercussions for such countries as Russia and China.
   

Published by the National Policing Institute, this toolkit is provided to help agencies develop or modify policy, provide additional training to officers, and change organizational culture to improve officer safety on the roadways.  The toolkit includes safety messaging, example policies, traffic incident management resources, and more.

Published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), this blog discusses the importance of preparation in response to a critical incident. Responding to a critical incident requires a complex and multifaceted approach—the way in which the event is handled can quickly determine whether it evolves into a crisis situation.  While proper preparation for such events is crucial, planning for the unknown can often feel like a daunting task.  To help agencies address critical incidents in their communities, IACP Immediate Past President Cynthia Renaud convened a group of police leaders to examine the topic of critical incident response.  Divided into three subcommittees, participants focused on steps agencies can take to prepare for, manage, and recover from a critical incident.