The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) is pleased to offer virtual training presentations on targeted violence prevention. In this virtual training event, NTAC researchers highlight the key findings and implications from their research on school violence prevention. This training is designed to inform attendees about the background, thinking, and behavior of school attackers and how some schools discovered and stopped plots before violence occurred. This training will provide guidance on how schools may develop or improve existing violence-prevention programs utilizing a behavioral threat assessment model. 

When: Thursday, November 2, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is offering a live online virtual course to provide students with the information they need to collaboratively assist older victims of fraud perpetuated in multiple jurisdictions by phone or Internet. This course offers background information on transnational fraud and tips for identifying and interviewing older victims through a trauma-informed lens. It highlights resources that should be provided to victims, along with resources for law enforcement, including agencies that can offer multidisciplinary support to investigations. 

When: Thursday, October 26, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., ET

The Department of Defense (DOD) published its unclassified 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). This is the third iteration and replaces the 2014 DOD CWMD Strategy. In keeping with the 2022 National Security Strategy, the 2023 DOD CWMD Strategy addresses the current and emerging WMD challenges and threats, which include actors such as the People’s Republic of China, Russia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Iran, and violent extremist organizations. The threat environment has morphed since 2014, not in small part due to changes in technology. Click the button below to read the full report to get a deeper understanding of the threat environment and the Department of Defense’s goals.

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and developed by the Academic Training Initiative to Inform Police Responses, this webinar will discuss the free training resources that can help law enforcement respond to situations involving individuals with behavioral health conditions (including mental health and substance use) and developmental disabilities in a safe, effective manner. CRIT is a 40-hour training curriculum designed to support law enforcement officers in their responses to individuals experiencing crises in their community. A fully off-the-shelf curriculum, CRIT includes 18 modules on behavioral health and developmental disabilities, community engagement and resources, systems and legal considerations, and de-escalation skills. The curriculum is customizable to local needs and designed to complement crisis response programs planned by law enforcement agencies and their community partners. 

This webinar will provide an overview of the CRIT curriculum and its development, describe the resources available to agencies through the online CRIT Toolkit, and discuss the implementation of CRIT in the field. Speakers will also describe opportunities for agencies seeking support (i.e., funding, technical assistance) in the delivery of CRIT.

When: Thursday, November 2, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET
 

Published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), this report was developed as part of the Partnerships to Address Labor Trafficking project, designed to improve the awareness, responsiveness, and accountability among law enforcement, businesses, communities, the courts, and other stakeholders on labor trafficking. It describes recent notable trends in human trafficking through examining a range of three described cases in areas including forced labor perpetrated by religious organizations, child labor in the traveling sales crews industry, and labor trafficking on tribal lands.