Hosted by the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program (SAFLEO) and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this training discusses how law enforcement professionals in leadership and supervisory positions can be role models for their agencies.  Duty, empowerment, responsibility, ownership, and accountability are important concepts that supervisors must demonstrate and encourage in the people they lead.  During this highly interactive training, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices and create individualized action plans.

When: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and the National Crime Victim Law Institute, this webinar discusses how abuse has spread online and how the digital age has pushed victims, and those seeking to harm them, online in record numbers and created new safety risks for victims of gender-based and family violence.  As such, it has become increasingly important to develop skills that prioritize digital safety in the communities we serve. This session will demystify the tech-enabled abuse landscape and illustrate how anyone can prevent and address the ways in which victims are harmed online and via their devices.

When: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and funded by Nlets, this webinar will discuss Nova, the Nlets secure cloud platform, and how it can be leveraged by your agency or organization for standalone services as well as connected services that utilize the Nlets Message Switch and Nlets Network.  Topics for the webinar will include Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance, Nova and public cloud providers, features, managed services, and the future of Nova.  The webinar will also discuss the Nova Trust Model, an exploration into how trust in the cloud can work, and key areas to pay attention to.  Participants will find answers to their questions about cloud services and learn how migrating services to the cloud can help their security posture as well as cost management.
 
When: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m., ET

Published by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, this brief discusses how the traditional first-response options are beginning to change.  Traditional first-response options have usually included police officers, the fire department, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, with one or more being dispatched to respond to calls made to 9-1-1.  However, jurisdictions across the United States are increasingly expanding their first-response options to build out a network of crisis responses that better address the needs of their communities.  As new response teams are implemented, it is important to ensure that PSAP personnel are prepared to incorporate the teams into their existing response frameworks.  This brief aims to provide PSAP administrators with key elements to expand their first-response options, as well as examples of how some jurisdictions have used these elements to help enact new dispatch and call triaging protocols.

Published by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this report discusses several studies and data collected on body-worn cameras in this country.  Body-worn cameras are widely used by state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States.  They are worn principally by officers in the performance of duties that require open and direct contact with the public.  Despite their widespread and growing adoption, the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of body-worn cameras is mixed.  Some studies suggest that body-worn cameras may offer benefits, while others show either no impact or possible negative effects.  The mixed results of these studies strongly imply that additional research is needed—in particular, more studies employing randomized control trials.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) also tracks research on BWCs, including randomized control trials and other research related to program outcomes.