Hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance National Training and Technical Assistance Center on behalf of the Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, this webinar series is a free, five-part webinar series highlighting a wide range of issues important to successfully implementing community violence intervention (CVI) strategies.  Using the BJA CVI Checklist as a framework, the series will walk through the stages of planning and implementation of CVI strategies and take a deeper dive into promising practices.

Webinars are open to anyone interested in learning more about CVI and will be hosted on the second Wednesday of each month from September 2022 to January 2023, from 1–3 p.m., ET. Register for one or more sessions by clicking on the button below.

Hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will introduce participants to the many resources available through the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC) to include technical solutions, training, tools, and analytics.  The NDCAC is a national center established under the Department of Justice designed to help facilitate technical knowledge management, and to foster the sharing of solutions and know-how among law enforcement agencies.  Their mission is to strengthen law enforcement’s relationships with the communications industry, leverage/share the collective technical knowledge and resources of the law enforcement community, and address challenges posed to law enforcement by advanced communications services and technologies.

When:  Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) and the Center for Health and Justice at Treatment for Safe Communities and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will offer innovative solutions designed to change the culture of policing into one where reform reflects equity, high competence, and, most of all, confidence as we address the ever-changing needs of our communities.  This webinar features panelists who will highlight three objectives centered on redefining the roles law enforcement and public safety agencies have and how both can work together with other organizations/departments to address the stimulant and opioid crisis alongside racial and ethnic disparities of policing.

When:  Thursday, August 25, 2022
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., ET

Published by the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), this midyear report contains data from various agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada comparing topics such as homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault incidents.  Most notably, from 2021–2022, incidents of robbery in major U.S. cities increased from 53,212 to 60,175 and aggravated assault from 152,760 to 156,735.  Major cities in Canada saw an increase in all reported categories from 2021–2022.

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this press release discusses Operation Cross Country, a coordinated operation among the FBI, other federal agencies, state and local police, and social services agencies across the country to find and assist victims of human trafficking, particularly child victims.  While this public operation draws attention to the issue of trafficking, the FBI and its partners work to investigate and stop trafficking every day.