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March 8, 2024
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NTAC Report
Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016 – 2020
Published by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), this report examines 173 incidents of targeted violence and highlights the observable commonalities among the attackers. The attacks contained within the report impacted a variety of locations, including businesses and workplaces, schools, houses of worship, military bases, residential complexes, and more. In many of these cases, the attackers had a known affiliation with the site of the attack. The analysis is intended to provide critical information to a cross-sector of community organizations that have a role in preventing these types of tragedies. The report also highlights key operational implications for those tasked with violence prevention. These implications should be kept in mind while communities develop the tools, training, resources, and policies to prevent future tragedies.
NIJ Funding Opportunity
FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released a solicitation for applications to fund rigorous applied research on drugs and crime to inform the development of evidence-based tools, practices, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. The goals of this solicitation are to better understand drug crime organizations and networks and to develop effective approaches to disrupt them by targeting drug-related money laundering, firearms, and human trafficking.
JustGrants Application Due Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 8:59 p.m., ET
NPI Article
Constitutional Policing
Published by the National Policing Institute (NPI), this article examines the concept of constitutional policing and how it is applied to communities. It features an interview with former Boulder, Colorado, Police Chief Maris Herold and explores a Michigan sheriff's office that has unique practices for addressing the charge of policing in a democracy. This article also highlights research findings and resources related to the practice of constitutional policing.
BJS Report
Heroin, Fentanyl, and Other Opioid Offenses in Federal Courts, 2021
Published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), this report presents data from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) describing the federal criminal justice response to opioids. It focuses on heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids, including how they are classified under the Controlled Substances Act, the number of deaths due to overdose, and the number of persons arrested and sentenced for federal offenses involving these substances. The report uses data from BJS’s Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP). The FJSP includes data received from the DEA, the USSC, and other federal criminal justice agencies.
IACP Webinar
Promising Practices in Policing for Human Trafficking Response
Funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), this webinar will highlight innovative investigation strategies and effective, trauma-informed responses to victims. Following the seminar, participants will be better able to recognize how police departments and the criminal justice system can impact human trafficking victims, consider innovative strategies to investigating human trafficking, and discuss trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches to responding to victims.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., ET
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