The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its Cybersecurity Strategic Plan, which describes how the nation will execute its cybersecurity mission over the next three years.  The plan emphasizes the need for collaboration, innovation, and accountability and highlights the importance of a whole-government and whole-nation approach to cybersecurity.  The plan also highlights the need to expand and modernize cybersecurity capabilities and services and mentions initiatives such as information sharing, the use of commercial tools, and the importance of building a diverse cybersecurity workforce.

Hosted by the National Policing Institute and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this webinar will discuss strategies, promising practices, and lessons learned for handling sensitive investigations in rural communities, including cases of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.  Attendees will hear from Brian Eads, investigator at the Gering (NE) Police Department, and Michael Tunink, senior criminal attorney at the Coconino County, Arizona, Attorney’s Office. During the event, attendees will:

• Gain knowledge and understanding of sexual assault and intimate partner violence investigations in rural communities.
• Discuss navigating the “small-town” relationships regarding sensitive investigations.
• Learn how to conduct these investigations when various criminal justice partners are involved, including prosecutors, tribal law enforcement, federal task forces, etc.
• Hear best practices to implement a victim-centered and trauma-informed investigative approach.

When: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse and the Center for Police Equity (CPE), this on demand webinar discusses how centering the voices, lived experiences, and backgrounds of community members—particularly those from Black and brown communities—is one of the primary ways we can achieve our goal of reimagining public safety.  This webinar describes the ways that CPE works with law enforcement, public officials, and communities to improve the systems they have while building the systems they need.  The discussion also includes case studies of CPE’s work and offer recommendations for how a community-led process can make public safety less racist, less deadly, and less omnipresent.

Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hosted by Body-Worn Camera Training and Technical Assistance Program, this webinar features Dr. Bryce Peterson and 
Dr. Brittany Cunningham with CNA, who will present results from a randomized controlled study on the implementation of body-worn cameras (BWCs) in the Loudoun County, Virginia, Adult Detention Center.  The presenters will focus on the impact of BWCs on jail deputy perceptions, response-to-resistance (RTR), and resident injuries.  Comparison of footage of RTR incidents from BWCs and stationary cameras will also be shared.  in addition, the webinar will feature panelists from several different correctional agencies speaking on barriers to and success with the adoption and implementation of BWCs related to policy, safety, evidentiary value, impact, and oversight. 

When: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Time: 1:00 p.m., ET

Hosted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), this new “PERFcast” series focuses on building community trust.  Throughout the series, police leaders and community members discuss what’s needed to build public trust in law enforcement and describe innovative ways police agencies are increasing community engagement and trust.