Published through support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, the Best Practices Leveraging Computer-Aided Dispatch to Enhance Suspicious Activity Reporting resource was developed to provide law enforcement and fusion centers with promising practices and recommendations on how to develop or enhance the process of querying Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) data to derive or develop information, tips and leads, or suspicious activity. This includes suspicious activity reports (SARs) meeting the requirements outlined in the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative. The guidance in this resource will enable agencies and centers to incorporate CAD data into the review and analysis of SARs; develop search queries to identify potential indicators of emerging threats (validated against prior events), such as targeted violence, by aggregating and reviewing CAD information with other available information to identify patterns; and share threat reports derived from review and analysis. The recommendations explain how to utilize the tools and resources necessary to build this capability and offer examples of how centers and agencies may work together to exchange such information. The framework outlined can be adapted, scaled, and applied to a variety of organizational models. This resource is the result of research and meetings with law enforcement and criminal intelligence experts, as well as site visits with law enforcement agencies and fusion centers.  

Published by the National Institute of Justice, this report examines the impacts of school resource officers (SROs) on outcomes related to school climate and student suspension rates, with a focus on racial differences and the role of school context.  This study also examines how SROs perceive their roles and how these roles may be shaped by school contexts.

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar discusses the impacts of organized retail crime (ORC). In this webinar, participants will learn how the Redlands, California, Police Department has partnered with retail stores using specialized police technology to apprehend those who are intent on driving up the organized retail crime rate.  Using specialized GPS tracking technology coupled with the installation of automated license plate reader cameras that address community privacy concerns, RPD has created a system that has proven to be effective in locating those who commit ORC and recovering property stolen during ORC events. Attendees will:

• Learn how to implement a strategy that will put them in direct contact with ORC suspects immediately after those suspects have committed crimes.
• Develop a strategy to link ORC crimes by using a community-based automated license plate reader program that addresses privacy concerns.
• Learn case studies in which both technologies have proven to be successful for law enforcement.
• Hear from the loss prevention director of a national corporation about how technology helps that company address ORC.

When:  Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this toolkit helps government agencies promote the new National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Number, 988. SAMHSA recognizes the need for governments, states, territories, tribes, crisis centers, and partners to speak with one voice to ensure that there is a clear understanding about what 988 is and how it will work.  We encourage you to use these communication outreach materials and build on them with your community coalitions to meet the needs of your specific audiences.

Hosted by the National District Attorneys Association and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this webinar discusses Cook County, Illinois’ efforts to reduce carjacking cases by creating an interjurisdictional carjacking task force.  Presenters will discuss how Cook County’s interjurisdictional collaboration has been able to solve past crimes and prevent new ones.

When: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET