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November 11, 2022
Webinar
Addressing Concerns and Responding to Myths About Safety During Crisis Calls
Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will highlight the challenges and benefits of creating a cross-system collaboration among partners including law enforcement, behavioral health, and EMS. Join us and learn from national experts about best practices for responding to calls for services from people experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
When: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET
BJA Blog
The Historical Figures Behind Bureau of Justice Programs—The Legacy of Emmett Till
Published by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this new blog highlights the impact Emmett Till's murder had on the civil rights movement and the reshaping of America. The blog discusses more about Emmett Till, the 2022 signing of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, and the development of BJA's Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program, which launched in 2020. This program supports state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting cold case murders associated with civil rights violations and supports the families and communities impacted by these crimes.
SMART Policing
Gunshot Detection Problem-Oriented Policing Guide
Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in partnership with CNA and Arizona State University's Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, this guide is the latest Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) Guide. The Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) POP Guide series provides the law enforcement community with useful guidance, knowledge, and best practices related to key problem-oriented policing and SPI principles and practices. This guide highlights gunshot detection systems, which are sensors designed to recognize the acoustic pattern of gunfire. Gunfire alerts by such systems enable police officers to respond quickly to the exact locations where gunfire occurred.
COPS Podcast
We Regret to Inform You—Trauma Notifications
Hosted by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), this podcast discusses the personal challenges for law enforcement that can be associated with making trauma notifications for a victim’s next of kin. There is often a lack of adequate training for making such notifications within law enforcement. The FBI’s Dr. Staci Beers joins The Beat to discuss best practices for making notifications and provides information on the Bureau’s no-cost online training.
OJJDP Webinar
Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry—Building Reentry Data Capacity
Hosted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), this webinar will discuss the importance of data for improving reentry outcomes. A focus on recidivism and measures of failure have proven to be unsuccessful in preventing future offending, while research confirms the benefits of focusing on positive outcomes and long-term success for young people. Leaders from four agencies participating in a national training and technical assistance program will discuss how they improved their agencies’ reentry data capacities and how the work they have done can be applied to other juvenile justice settings. This panel will be moderated by Kim Godfrey Lovett, Executive Director of Performance-based Standards, and Melissa Sickmund, Director of the National Center for Juvenile Justice.
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET
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