Published by the Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in partnership with the Center for Justice Innovation, this article discusses the complexity of homelessness in the United States and how solving the issue requires collaboration: agencies from different sectors sharing resources, information, and the skills needed to make real systemic change.  Sharing the Solutions: Police-Court Partnerships to Address Homelessness was developed by the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) in partnership with the COPS Office to highlight and share successful collaborations across the country among police departments, courts, behavioral health experts, and people with lived experience.  The Center for Justice Innovation convened an advisory board of more than 20 experts from across the country to compile promising practices and recommendations for local collaborations.

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and hosted by the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program (SAFLEO), this podcast features Nick Breul, a senior project manager with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and Chief Maggie DeBoard with the Herndon, Virginia, Police Department.  The presenters will discuss how executive leaders can help raise awareness and prevent suicides by implementing initiatives supporting mental wellness.

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will discuss human trafficking investigations (HTs).  HTs are unique in nature, since the preferred response with victims during sting-type operations is to not arrest.  This is often a hard concept for law enforcement to grasp without some discussion and more in-depth training on HT. This webinar will show real examples of what human trafficking looks like in the field, from interdiction to gangs to drug investigations. Law enforcement officers will also get a brief overview of what to do and whom to include in proactive human trafficking investigations. This block will cover manpower, prosecutors, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), money, electronic surveillance equipment, undercover selection, and other considerations to be aware of when proactively conducting in-call and out-call prostitution stings, operations on illicit massage parlors, and forced-labor investigations.

When: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., ET

Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), this podcast episode features FBI Director Christopher Wray and the head of the FBI’s Cyber Division about the Bureau’s stance on artificial intelligence and its key priorities. The FBI will discuss how it is anticipating AI and how it is defending against threats, with the ultimate goal of keeping the American people safe.

Hosted by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), this podcast discusses the time it can take for findings to influence practice in the field.  During a recent panel at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference, researchers and practitioners shared ideas and discussed practical steps and promising new approaches to inspire change. Three guests join the show to continue their conversation: Dr. Tamara Herold, a senior advisor to the NIJ director, Dr. Nancy La Vigne; and hosts Dr. Shon Barnes, the police chief of the Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department, and Dr. Kim DuMont, an expert in evidence-based policymaking and senior vice president of program at the William T. Grant Foundation