Funded by the National Institute of Justice and developed by the RAND Corporation, this toolkit advances efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal, and public mass attacks in the United States. RAND Corporation researchers created the toolkit to provide practical strategies and guidance on deterring, mitigating, and responding to mass attacks for a variety of audiences, including public safety experts, practitioners, policymakers, community groups, and members of the public. The researchers studied 600 mass attack events and plots, interviewed dozens of experts, and reviewed hundreds of references.  The team then identified the Mass Attacks Defense Chain, a series of defenses that work together to reduce the probability of mass attacks and their impacts.  The toolkit describes the most important tips researchers found to help reduce the likelihood and casualties of mass attacks.  The toolkit also provides key guidance and resources with more detailed information.

Hosted by the National White-Collar Crime Center and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar discusses financial crimes and how large an issue they have become, with millions of consumers becoming victims of credit card fraud and identity theft each year.  The magnitude of the problem is overwhelming, and when it is coupled with the effort involved to work financial crimes cases, many agencies choose to let them pass.  This webinar will feature ERAD’s Chief Operating Officer, Steve Beckerman, who will provide insights on the latest trends in payment card, cash app, and digital currency money laundering and important interdiction techniques to help you better apprehend, prosecute, and convict more criminals.

When: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., ET

Hosted by the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers (SAFLEO) Program and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webcast discusses how growth and distress are separate dimensions but often are co-occurring. Trauma survivors may experience adverse symptoms, but they can experience growth within the context of this distress.  This webcast will discuss what post-traumatic growth is, what it means for law enforcement, and important factors for facilitating growth.

When: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m., ET

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this press release provides the most recent data collected in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection. According to statistics reported to the FBI for 2021, 8,226 law enforcement agencies submitted use-of-force data to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection, which is managed by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. These agencies represent more than 60 percent of all federal, state, local, tribal, and college/university sworn officers. 

Hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), this seven-session virtual training offers a unique opportunity to: 

• Enhance existing training curricula on sexual assault and co-occurring and interconnected crimes; the impact and neurobiology of trauma; and trauma-informed, offender-focused investigations 
• Recognize culture and its effect on responding to sexual assault to maximize training efforts 
• Use adult learning principles to strengthen presentation, facilitation, and classroom management skills
• Share successes, challenges, and solutions with law enforcement peers who train on sexual assault 

When: Thursday, June 16 – Thursday, July 28, 2022