Join the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) for their webinar “Using Multidisciplinary Victim-Centered Techniques to Investigate Labor Trafficking Cases” on October 24, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Presenters will focus on the following:
- Defining and identifying labor trafficking;
- Uncovering, investigating, and effectively prosecuting labor trafficking while protecting victims and their families; and
- Using multidisciplinary, victim-centered approaches in labor trafficking cases.
The COPS Office and IIR created this webinar through the Partnerships to Address Labor Trafficking project, which promotes awareness, responsiveness, and accountability of labor trafficking among law enforcement, businesses, communities, and other stakeholders.
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Join the National Sheriffs’ Association and Justice Clearinghouse for their webinar “The Investigation and Prosecution of Gang-Related Crimes: An Introduction” on October 22 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. This is the first in a three-part series of webinars on gang-related crime. This webinar will focus on the basics of gang investigation, including identifying and documenting gangs and gang members, gathering evidence, and determining whether a case is gang-related. Presenters will also discuss tools for successful prosecution and the benefits of prosecuting a case as a gang crime.
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Join the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center in their upcoming Expert Q&A session on the Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT) Model. The DVHRT Model is a leading strategy designed to prevent intimate partner homicide. Participants will learn about the DVHRT Model, the foundational research used in developing the model, and the role of key partnerships. They will also learn how team members identify and manage high-risk cases and risk-management strategies.
Expert Q&A connects national experts, colleagues, and victim service providers through discussions about best practices for assisting victims of crime. Expert Q&A features a new topic each month, and the forum is guided by participant-submitted questions. Registrants are asked to submit one to three questions when registering for the event.
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Join the American Society of Criminology (ASC) for their annual meeting “Criminology in the New Era: Confronting Injustice and Inequalities” on November 13 – 16, 2019 in San Francisco, CA. ASC is an international organization made up of students, practitioners, and scholars from various criminal justice fields who pursue criminological study in order to better measure, prevent, and control crime and delinquency.
ASC’s annual meeting will feature over 1,200 panels, roundtables, lightning talks, and poster sessions. In addition to the presentations, ASC will sponsor an employment exchange. Pre-registration closes at midnight on October 27, but onsite registration will be available.
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Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys for the webinar “Meeting with Victim Families” on Wednesday, October 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on how to be the best advocate possible for victims of capital crimes and their families, with emphasis on building effective, empathetic relationships with these families and guiding them through the judicial process. This presentation will include resources for prosecutors dealing with such capital litigation cases, which will be provided at the time of the webinar.
Webinar participants will hear from Bill Bunting, Assistant District Attorney and Homicide Unit Chief at the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina District Attorney’s Office, where he leads an experienced team of 10 homicide prosecutors.
This webinar is the first event in the Capital Litigation Improvement Project webinar series.
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Join the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center for the webinar, “Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: Why Can’t We Be More Like CSI?” on Thursday, October 10 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. CT. This presentation is designed for both medical and non-medical child abuse professionals. During the presentation, participants will explore the following topics:
- The roles physicians and nurses play in evaluating suspected sexual abuse cases and how their specialized training is essential to such cases regardless of level and experience;
- The process of performing examinations, interpreting findings, and collecting DNA and other laboratory samples; and
- The “normal” status of many exams and why that does not discount a child’s disclosure of experiencing sexual abuse.
Participants will hear from Dr. Karen Farst, child abuse pediatrician, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Center for Children at Risk and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
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Next Wednesday, October 2, law enforcement agencies nationwide will recognize the fourth annual National Coffee with a Cop Day. Launched by officers from the Hawthorne, California Police Department in 2011, the mission of National Coffee with a Cop Day is to reduce barriers between police and the public and to increase public safety. This effort provides a framework for officers to establish trust and build bridges with the communities they serve. On this day, many communities in all 50 states will host Coffee with a Cop events, making it one of the most successful community-oriented policing programs across the country. Members of the public who participate in a Coffee with a Cop event have the opportunity to create meaningful conversations between local law enforcement officers and community residents. Local partners can find more information on how to get involved, retrieve contact information for organizations who have hosted past events, and sign up for or register their event on the National Coffee with a Cop website.
In partnership with the National Reentry Resource Center, the American Probation and Parole Association recently released a no-cost online course, “Ten Steps to Transforming Probation Departments To Reduce Recidivism.” The virtual course is geared to helping managers and leaders at probation departments working on change efforts to reduce recidivism in their jurisdictions. Participants will acquire methods to help their agencies transform more effectively as they work toward their goals. The course will cover the following topics:
- Listing the ten steps of the transformation process for recidivism issues;
- Identifying key stakeholders throughout the probation department’s transformation process;
- Reviewing and evaluating departmental policies and practices at the beginning of the transformation process;
- Forming subcommittees that can help with moving the transformation process forward;
- Examining issues related to the department’s use of screening and assessment;
- Aligning supervision plans with screening and assessment results;
- Redesigning the incentive and sanctioning process to meet probation requirements;
- Listing recommended topics for staff recidivism reduction training;
- Differentiating between process and outcome measures for the transformation process;
- Retooling the personnel evaluation system to reinforce agency-wide recidivism reduction efforts; and
- Planning for ongoing evaluation for continuous improvement.
The course draws from the Council of State Governments Justice Center’s publication on the same topic. Registration is not required for this online course. Participants may attend the course at any time. Access the online course today.
Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Vera Institute of Justice for the webinar, “The Case for Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs: What Every Law Enforcement Executive Should Know,” on Tuesday, September 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Using real-world experiences, presenters will discuss ways to respond to common challenges in communities by developing Police-Mental Health Collaboration (PMHC) programs.
Because the amount of police contact is disproportionate to the number of people living with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities, interactions between police and these individuals can lead to stressful and dangerous situations. To address this, PMHC programs provide a comprehensive approach to these situations using partnerships, policy and practice redesign, training, data collection, and program maintenance.
During the webinar, participants will hear from the Serving Safely: The National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities team – a collaborative effort between BJA, the Vera Institute of Justice, and partners in the fields of policing, mental illness, I/DD, crisis intervention, peer advocacy, emergency medicine, technology development, and prosecution.
Webinar presenters will include:
- Melissa Reuland, Subject Matter Expert, Vera Institute of Justice
- Ariel Simms, Senior Program Manager, The Arc
- Shannon Scully, Manager, Criminal Justice and Advocacy, National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Tim Cameron, Sheriff, St. Mary’s County, Maryland Sheriff’s Office
- Pamela Davis, Chief of Police, Punta Gorda, Florida Police Department
- Darin Scott, Major, Topeka, Kansas Police Department
- John Flynn, Sergeant, New York, New York Police Department
To attend the webinar when it begins, please access the event at this URL link: https://bjanttac.adobeconnect.com/serving-safely-0924/.
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Attend the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center for the “Child Sexual/Physical Abuse Investigations in Today’s Law Enforcement Climate” webinar on Thursday, September 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT. During the webinar, participants will gain insights to the nuances of modern child sexual and/or physical abuse investigations conducted by law enforcement. The webinar will review a few of the challenges, such as negative publicity in the media, experienced by law enforcement officers who are involved in such abuse investigations. Overall, participants will attain a better understanding of how law enforcement carry out these investigations, as well as the positives and negatives associated with presenting these cases for charging.
Sergeant Eric Skog of the Saint Paul, Minnesota Police Department will present this webinar.
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