Gun violence

    The Regents of the University of Michigan

    The University of Michigan is a top public research university located in Michigan. The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The University of Michigan values scholarship, diversity, equity and inclusion, and public engagement.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • The National Center for School Safety: Expanding a comprehensive TTA approach to build capacity and sustainability for school violence prevention nationwide
    • National Center for School Safety

    AEquitas

    AEquitas' mission is to improve access to and the quality of justice in gender-based violence and human trafficking cases through an informed practical, and innovative approach. AEquitas' staff is comprised of former prosecutors, with over 100 years of collective experience who conduct legal research; provide 24/7 case consultation; serve as instructors at training events and webinars; and publish resources.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • FY2023 Innovative Prosecution Solutions Training and Technical Assistance
    • AEquitas Innovative Prosecution Solutions Initiative

    Research Triangle Institute

    RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center
    • The National SAKI TTA Program: Purpose Area 1
    • Training and Technical Assistance for Virtual Reality De-escalation Training
    • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1b Pretrial, Prosecution, Defense Counsel, and Courts
    • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1d States
    • Enhancing BJA’s Forensic Science Grantees’ Capacity and Outcomes through the RTI-led Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Advancing Science-based Policing through Inclusion, Representation, & Equity (ASPIRE): A National Campaign and Career Pathways Pilot to Promote Diversity in the Policing Workforce
    • The National Case Closed Project: Supporting Evidence-Based Practices for Violent Crime Investigations
    • COAP TTA Program: Category 4
    • Evaluation and Sustainability Support for Second Chance Act Grants
    • The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance Program

    National Center for Policing Innovation

    The National Center for Policing Innovation serves as a powerful resource for public safety and communities nationwide, advancing public safety through the development and delivery of training (onsite and eLearning); consulting; technical assistance; program development, implementation, and management; and much more.  Since 1997, NCPI, a nonprofit organization, has trained over 175,000 public safety professionals and others in a wide variety of public safety topics.

    NCPI’s experience and expertise expands beyond the development and delivery of training, to include:

    Urban Institute

    The Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center staff members conduct research and evaluations and provide technical assistance to improve justice policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels. Urban researchers examine the development, implementation, and impact of policing, crime prevention, and gang disruption initiatives. The work includes a large breadth of topics ranging from risk assessment, community corrections and reentry, human trafficking, forensic science, courts and sentencing, to gun violence.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Increasing Correctional Agencies Capacity to Protect Vulnerable Populations During Incarceration
    • Improving Safety for Institutional Corrections

    School of Criminal Justice: Michigan State University

    The School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University (MSU) is the nation’s oldest continuous degree-granting program in criminal justice. Since 1935, MSU has been a leader in criminal justice scholarship with its pioneering research, undergraduate, and graduate education and engaged collaboration with criminal justice agencies, the private sector, and communities locally and abroad.

    Margolis, Healy & Associates, LLC

    Margolis Healy is a professional services firm specializing in campus safety, security, and regulatory compliance for higher education and K-12. The firm provides their clients with a variety of specialized services that include, but are not limited to, campus safety and security assessments; Title IX and Clery Act assessments; emergency management risk and hazard assessments; emergency preparedness and crisis response systems and exercises; implementation of lethal and less-than-lethal force options; litigation consultation; and special investigations/independent reviews.

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation

    The mission of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation is to support the neighborhood revitalization efforts of community groups by providing them with financing (e.g., grants, loans, and equity capital), technical and management assistance, training opportunities, and policy support.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • CVI in Schools: A New Approach to STOP School Violence
    • Building Capacity for Safer Communities
    • Building CVI Resources for a Stronger Field
    • Building Lasting Capacity for Violent Crime Reduction in Rural Communities

    Police Executive Research Forum

    Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a police research organization and a provider of management services, technical assistance, and executive-level education to support law enforcement agencies. PERF helps improve the delivery of police services through the exercise of strong national leadership, public debate of police and criminal justice issues, and research and policy development.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • National Training and Technical Assistance Project on Reducing Violent Crime

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