On November 18, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will be awarding more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. CHP is a competitive award program intended to reduce crime and advance public safety through community policing. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire additional career law enforcement officers, thereby increasing its community policing capacity and crime-prevention efforts.

Hosted by the VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Program and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this virtual training is designed to better prepare law enforcement personnel to deal with casualties during and after a critical incident.  This presentation specifically addresses the need to eliminate the threat before administering aid, the dangers posed by preventable bleed-out, the importance and use of tourniquets, and how to manage airway and/or breathing issues associated with trauma.

When: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and funded by the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, this webinar is the third and final installment of the webinar series titled The Prosecution Rests. The presenters will discuss how and what is needed for the successful prosecution of vehicular homicide cases. The presenters will share insights on both positive and negative lessons learned from past cases, along with how the Office of the State Attorney’s internal organizational structure was developed and put into practice to meet the needs of the community to prosecute these in-depth complex criminal cases.

When: Thursday, December 2, 2021
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET

Published by the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers (SAFLEO) Program and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this virtual training discusses the importance of leadership for officers in supervisory roles within their agencies. Duty, empowerment, responsibility, ownership, and accountability are important concepts that leaders must demonstrate and encourage in the people they lead. During this highly interactive training, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices and create individualized action plans. This training is only open to currently sworn law enforcement officers in a supervisory capacity (first- or second-line supervisors), whose primary role is managing and monitoring the health and performance of people.

When: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released the N-DASH based on the National Crime Victimization Survey. This dynamic analysis tool allows users to examine NCVS data on both personal and property victimization, by select victim, household, and incident characteristics. The N-DASH modernizes public access to NCVS data in a new, interactive online data visualization dashboard. It replaces and enhances the core functionality of the previous NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (NVAT), increases the speed of conducting analyses, contains new data elements, and provides capability for custom graphics and other modern visualization features. The dashboard provides direct and user-friendly access to the largest collection of data on criminal victimization in the United States, beginning in 1993.