Join the National Police Foundation, Major Cities Chiefs Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum for a COVID-19 briefing for law enforcement executives on Thursday, March 19, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. The briefing will be conducted by representatives from the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Public Health Service (PHS).
This virtual briefing will be conducted through Zoom and will feature CDC/NIOSH medical officers and law enforcement executives. There will also be time for questions.
The virtual conference will be recorded and made available for those who cannot participate at the time of the event.
Advance registration is required, and participation is designed for law enforcement executives and those responsible for developing plans, policies, and procedures within agencies. Once your registration is accepted, you’ll receive log-in instructions before the event. We recommend participation via computer/tablet/smartphone as opposed to telephonic participation.
For questions about the event or to submit questions in advance for possible response from panelists, please contact: info@policefoundation.org
Register for the event.
For more information, view the TTA Catalog Post.
Join the National White Collar Crime Center for their webinar “Of Eggplants and Umbrellas: The Legal and Investigative Implications of Emojis” on March 25, 2020 at 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET. Cyber-crime attorneys and a former prosecutor will focus on how to analyze emojis in investigating child exploitation cases and how emojis are perceived legally.
Join the International Association of Chiefs of Police for the “One Mind Campaign Symposium” being held March 30–31 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Attendees will discuss mental health issues from a national and local North Carolina perspective, including mental health challenges affecting law enforcement officers.
Officers can also register to attend Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, which teaches effective strategies for assisting individuals with mental health issues. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited to 100 attendees for the symposium and 30 attendees for the MHFA training.
Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance for the upcoming “FY2020 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation” webinar on March 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET, where presenters will outline solicitation requirements. The Second Chance Act supports grantees and reentry practitioners to improve reentry and reduce recidivism.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for its fiscal year 2020 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program, which supports state, local, and tribal correctional facilities in cultivating a drug-free environment. The RSAT program encourages treatment of inmates with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse. Participating inmates must remain incarcerated until the program is completed. By completing the program, participants will be better equipped for a successful reentry process once released into their communities. To ensure smooth reintegration, participants will also receive a wide range of aftercare services.
Applications for the RSAT for State Prisoners Program must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 6, 2020.
The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) is seeking program nominations for its NCJA Outstanding Criminal Justice Programs Award now through April 3, 2020 at 5 p.m. ET. Up to five criminal justice programs are recognized each year for successfully using innovative methods to tackle crime and justice issues in communities.
Nominated programs are evaluated by the following criteria:
- Does the program address an important criminal justice issue?
- Does the program demonstrate collaboration among criminal justice allied agencies or disciplines?
- Can the program provide quantitative evidence of its effectiveness in accomplishing program goals?
- Does the program leverage federal, state, local, or other non-governmental funds and resources?
- Can the program be easily replicated in other jurisdictions?
Nominations will only be considered with the signature of the program director or the state criminal justice agency administrator.
The winning programs will be announced at the Awards Luncheon at the 2020 Forum on Criminal Justice on October 25–28, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Nominations may be submitted online or by hard copy. An individual or agency may nominate as many programs as they wish. One form must be completed for each program.
Submit your nomination online or by email to bbroida@ncja.org.
To learn more about the program, visit NCJA’s website.
If you have any questions, please contact Bethany Broida, NCJA Director of Communications, at 202-276-2266 or mailto:bbroida@ncja.org.
The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) invites you to attend their upcoming “Jury Selection” webinar on March 17 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET. Sheila Ross from the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will present on the capital case jury selection process and provide attendees with a practical toolkit they can apply to their next trial. Prosecutors of all experience levels are encouraged to attend.
Register for the webinar today!
This webinar is part of APA’s Capital Litigation Improvement Project Series.
Join the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) for their webinar “Collecting Evidence from Online Social Media: Building a Cyber-OSINT Toolbox” on March 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The popularity of social media and alternative ways of communicating calls for new ways to investigate these communications. Social media communication is often shared on open platforms and can be made available long after it is created. This webinar will focus on how criminal investigators can build an inexpensive cyber–open source intelligence (OSINT) toolbox to investigate communication on social media platforms. This is a compelling alternative to using expensive commercial tools for detecting criminal behavior and social media platforms that are increasingly rejecting API connection to surveillance tools.
Join the International Association of Chiefs of Police and AEquitas for their no-cost training “Effective Strategies to Investigate and Prosecute Labor Trafficking in the United States” being held April 1–3, 2020 in Solvang, California. Attendees will learn about proper techniques for conducting trauma-informed interviews, proactive investigation and prosecution strategies, prevalence and venues of labor trafficking, use of continued presence and T/U visas, and language access and working with interpreters.
This training is specifically for law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and crime analysts. IACP will review and consider applications, and they will inform applicants of their status prior to the training. To apply, register for the training.
Registration is open until March 20, 2020. Attendees will be responsible for their own food, travel, and lodging arrangements, but please wait to schedule travel until IACP notifies you that you have been selected to attend the training.
Join the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the Institute of Intergovernmental Research for their webinar “Partnerships to Address Labor Trafficking: How to Build a Multidisciplinary Team” on February 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Attendees will learn about multidisciplinary practices and strategies for investigating labor trafficking cases, including how to identify the various stages of labor trafficking and determining the types of officials needed for creating a multidisciplinary team. They will also learn the importance of relationship development between agencies as they improve their process of identifying, capturing, and sentencing labor traffickers.
This webinar is targeted towards investigators, law enforcement, prosecutors, and those involved in cases of labor trafficking.
Speakers will include Cindy Martinez Lewis, a paralegal for the Los Angeles, California City Attorney’s Office, Sex and Labor Tracking Program, Rena Shahandeh, Deputy City Attorney at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, and Anh Truong, Supervising Attorney of the Sex and Labor Trafficking Program.
For more information, view this event in the TTA catalog.