Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and funded by Nlets, this webinar will showcase international intelligence and seasoned law enforcement professionals who believe that winning the war on crime means winning the battle over data sharing. In one case, it involves sharing necessary information with other first responders to better manage emergencies and save lives.  In other cases, it is finding practical approaches to national sharing, which can support international sharing.  This webinar includes a fireside chat to hear law enforcement professionals’ suggestions, and perhaps offer some of your own, as we work together to stem the tide of globalized crime.

When:  Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), this webinar discusses a new dashboard that BJS is launching to access corrections data.  It will include data from the National Prisoner Statistics and National Corrections Reporting Programs and allows for in-depth, state-level analysis of data on persons in state prison by age, sex, race/ethnicity, offense, sentence length, time served in prison, and admission and release types.  BJS recently published a report titled ”The Employment of Persons Released from Federal Prison in 2010,” which presents statistics on both pre-prison and post-prison employment and median earnings, differentiated by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, most serious offense, and amount of time served.  The report also discusses the industry sectors that employed persons before and after imprisonment.  BJS’s first recidivism study with a ten-year follow-up period presents recidivism statistics on state prisoners released in 2008. BJS also recently completed a recidivism study on prisoners released in 2012 with a five-year follow-up period.  Recidivism patterns of state prisoners are analyzed by demographic characteristics, commitment offense, and prior criminal history.

When:  Monday, April 4, 2022
Time:  12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m., ET

Hosted by the National Alliance of Gang Investigators’ Associations (NAGIA), this summit invites criminal justice executives, command staff members, prevention professionals, and political leaders to focus on providing strategic planning guidance for agency leaders working to reduce gang violence in their communities.  Topics will include violence-reduction strategies, prosecuting human trafficking and gang cases, risk-terrain modeling, international human trafficking, best practices for standing up a gang unit and officer safety and wellness, and gangs and school safety, as well as small jurisdictions’ responses to community outreach.  Registration is required to attend the summit. 

When: Tuesday–Thursday, September 6–8, 2022
Where: Atlanta, Georgia 

The Office for Violence Against Women (OVC) has announced a new solicitation to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.  This grant encourages partnerships among state, local, and tribal governments; law enforcement; courts; victim service providers; coalitions; and rape crisis centers to ensure that sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are treated as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system and community-based victim service organizations.  The Improving Criminal Justice Responses Program challenges the community to work collaboratively to identify problems and share ideas that will result in new responses to ensure victim safety and offender accountability.  The deadline to apply for the grant is April 28, 2022. 

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), this annual report for 2021 outlines information related to the 847,376 complaints of suspected cybercrime, with reported losses at $6.9 billion, that were received throughout 2021.  According to IC3 data, phishing scams, nonpayment/nondelivery scams, and personal data breaches were the top three reported crimes in 2021, and victims lost the most money to business email compromise scams, investment fraud, and romance and confidence schemes.  People in the 60-plus age group were hit hardest, as well those residing in California.  Along with the cybercrime statistics, the report offers guidance for the protection and prevention of future crimes.  It also presents case studies to highlight the FBI’s recent work to fight internet crime.