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February 25, 2022
New START Report
Assessing Extremism in the U.S. Military
Published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland, this report examines criminal extremism among active and retired U.S. military personnel. Overall, few criminal extremists (11.5 percent) have military backgrounds. However, as exemplified by the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, that number has been on the rise. The majority of U.S. military extremists are veterans who served in either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Marine Corps. Typically, these veterans face a variety of hardships, including economic and psychological stressors. Active-duty service members, on the other hand, usually become radicalized through social associations.
NIJ
2022 Forensic Science R&D Symposium
In partnership with the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this virtual symposium will showcase researchers and practitioners who will discuss, discover, and share new approaches and applications to increase the impact of forensic science and elevate its status. The R&D Symposium is specifically designed to bring together practitioners and researchers to enhance information sharing with the goal of moving research from theory to practice.
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1–2, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., ET
Webinar
High Prevalence of Elder Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Risk and Resilience Factors
Hosted by the Center for Victim Research, this webinar will present data from the first investigation of self-reported elder abuse victimization in a relatively large and diverse sample of older persons. The presenter will describe elder abuse prevalence and risk and resilience factors for abuse victimization during the ongoing pandemic. The findings will be discussed in relation to practice, policy, and implications for prevention programming.
When: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET
Webinar
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Identification and Analysis of Criminative Evidence
Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will discuss criminative evidence and how practitioners can identify it. Criminative evidence is any fact or circumstance that led to, happened during, or was used to cover up a crime. This webinar will show practitioners how to identify those facts and circumstances based on their appearance and location. The practitioner will learn how, once criminative evidence is identified, a set of universally applicable analytical principles can be used to solve the crime.
When: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET
NW3C Webinar
The Growing Problem of Transnational Elder Fraud
Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), this webinar discusses how elder fraud perpetrators are using new methods to steal from older Americans. Many of the scams have been around for quite a while, although with advances in technology and more seniors using the Internet, criminals living in other countries are finding new ways to successfully target U.S. victims. This webinar will discuss why these scams work, resources available that can help victims, and outreach ideas to help people from becoming victims. Resources for law enforcement responding to these types of crimes will also be discussed.
When: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET
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