Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Program, this virtual course is designed to prepare law enforcement personnel to better deal with casualties during and after a critical incident.  This presentation specifically addresses the need to eliminate the threat before administering aid, the dangers posed by preventable bleed out, the importance and use of tourniquets, and how to manage airway and/or breathing issues associated with trauma.

When: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, ET 

Hosted by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this webinar will present and discuss key themes from NIJ’s papers, which cover the following topics: defining and measuring desistance, biosocial factors and their influence on desistance, the effects of incarceration on the desistance process for individuals who chronically engage in criminal activity, applying desistance concepts to correctional programing and policy, applying international perspectives of the desistance process to the U.S. context, and pathways to desistance for juveniles and adults.

When: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar aims to provide an overview and analysis of interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and caregivers.  The webinar will begin with a brief overview of ASD.  Then, cases based on actual events will be presented that are representative of the various types of encounters and outcomes that occur.  The emphasis will be on understanding how both the characteristics of ASD and the behavior of responding officers contributed to the resolution of the situations and on identifying specific recommendations for similar situations.

When: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET 

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this report discusses the 2020 LEOKA data. Data for 2020 shows a total of 60,105 law enforcement officers assaulted while performing their duties, an increase of 4,071 from the 56,034 assaults reported in 2019.

• Of the 60,105 officers who were assaulted in 2020, 18,568 (30.9 percent) sustained injuries.
• 44,421 officers were assaulted with personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet); 25.8 percent of these officers were injured.
• 2,744 officers were assaulted with firearms; 6.1 percent of these officers were injured.
• 1,180 officers were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments; 9.7 percent of these officers were injured.
• The remaining 11,760 officers were assaulted with other types of dangerous weapons; 16.8 percent of these officers were injured.
   

Published by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this article discusses the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in the United States and how they challenge first responders.  It is estimated that as many as two-thirds of all children in the United States experience some form of traumatic event by the age of 16.  First responders who encounter children need to go to great lengths to prevent the children’s exposure to additional traumatic stress.   This article provides an in-depth look at trauma-informed care, an approach that can help keep individuals out of the justice system through early identification and intervention at the family and school levels.