Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and the International Justice and Public Safety Network (Nlets), this webinar discusses Offline Search (OLS) request tools that allow law enforcement to search CPIC information that cannot be obtained through a regular CPIC query. This investigative tool can search current and past CPIC information and is available to law enforcement and support agencies across Canada and the United States. The offline search results are extremely useful for frontline officers and have a direct nexus to the public, officer safety, and organizational liability. Webinar topics include the following:

• Overview of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• CPIC system familiarization
• How Offline Search can assist your current investigations and help you avoid possible misuse of the CPIC system
• Why and how to submit a request

When: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), this webinar is designed to address the high demand for law enforcement, meant to operate at a high cognitive level where the issues are more complex and require creative solutions. Decision-making is considered a dynamic process with numerous information inputs leading to massive complexities. This is only compounded for law enforcement during critical incidents and rapidly evolving situations where there is both a requirement and an expectation for good decisions. A solution to this overarching issue of increased decision-making and cognitive load is the integration of intelligence analysis into the functions of the corporate suite of your agency. This webinar will explore the nature of uncertainty and how to leverage intelligence as a mechanism to increase confidence in decision-making at all levels of federal and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) law enforcement agencies. The webinar is the second offering NW3C is providing on this topic.

When:  Thursday, November 9, 2023
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., ET

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and hosted by the Council of State Governments’ (CSG) Justice Center, the Virtual Academy for Corrections Analysts (VACA) program builds data literacy and analytic capabilities of departments of corrections (DOCs) nationwide to further data-informed planning and decision-making. This kickoff webinar for DOC directors, research directors, and corrections analysts will provide an overview of the services and materials that will be offered by the VACA program. As part of the webinar, CSG Justice Center staff members will release an analysis of the results of a field-wide engagement questionnaire that tracked the current challenges and opportunities facing DOCs’ research and data analytic departments nationwide. In addition, a research director from Texas will share how he has built analytic and research capacity for the state’s DOC. He will also present staffing analyses he has conducted for his leadership team as an example of the types of analyses the VACA program will help state research teams carry out. Finally, webinar attendees will have the opportunity to meet their peers in breakout sessions designed to foster cross-state relationships and professional networking.

When: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Specialized Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) for Law Enforcement Program, this Knowledge College session will focus on improving awareness around diversion strategies and their implementation in school settings. Reflecting recognition of the importance of pre-arrest and pre-court diversions in reducing youth involvement in the justice system, it will feature Kevin Bethel, chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who will share information about the district’s diversion programming and local insights that may be applicable across the nation. 

When: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., ET

Published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, this report covers UAP reports from August 31, 2022, to April 30, 2023, as well as previous reports that were not covered in previous submissions. For this reporting period, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received no reports indicating adverse health effects associated with UAP sightings. There are, however, reports of high-speed travel and/or unusual flight patterns. AARO continues to investigate these and other cases, working alongside the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community partners.