TTA Today Blog

Welcome to BJA NTTAC's TTA Today blog! TTA Today posts tell the story of training and technical assistance (TTA) engagements through individual perspectives, including those of DOJ and BJA leaders, staff, technical assistance providers, subject matter experts, community members, and other relevant stakeholders. These posts serve as an informal venue to share relevant updates or best practices from the criminal justice community, as well as to feature first-hand accounts of how TTA impacts state, local, and tribal communities across the nation.

Enhancing Nationwide Public Safety: Training and Technical Assistance for Project Safe Neighborhoods Sites and Criminal Justice Agencies

May 15, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies and community leaders to develop comprehensive, data-driven solutions to combat violent crime.

The National Community Courts Program: Training and Technical Assistance to Address Local Criminal Justice Challenges

March 18, 2019

By Julius Lang, Senior Advisor, and Emily Gold LaGratta, Director of Procedural Justice Initiatives and Deputy Director of Technical Assistance, Center for Court Innovation

Overview

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in collaboration with the Center for Court Innovation, administers the National Community Courts Program under BJA’s larger Problem-Solving Justice Initiative. Community courts are neighborhood-focused court programs that combine the power of the community and the justice system to address local problems.

Recognizing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness with Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities and Resources

January 07, 2019

By Abbe Horswill, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Bureau of Justice Assistance National Training and Technical Assistance Center

Puddles, Morse code, and milk. We celebrate them each year on January 11, yet while we are splashing our friends with puddles, learning to spell our names in Morse code, and commemorating the day when milk was first delivered in sterilized glass bottles, we are also called to acknowledge an important issue impacting thousands of people across every country: human trafficking. The U.S. Senate established the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness by a Senate resolution in 2007 to raise awareness and opposition to human trafficking.

The Violence Reduction Response Center: A Comprehensive Source of U.S. Department of Justice Violent Crime Reduction Information, Resources, and Assistance

December 03, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) offers a wide array of violence reduction information and resources to criminal justice agencies, policymakers, and practitioners, yet many agencies in need of assistance may struggle with navigating available resources and determining the appropriate DOJ points of contact for specific topics. In June 2018, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) launched the DOJ Violence Reduction Response Center (VRRC) to connect state, local, and tribal justice agencies, victims’ groups, and others with crime reduction training and technical assistance (TTA) resources offered by DOJ.

Serving Safely – A Program for Enhancing Collaborative Police Responses to People with Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities

October 11, 2018

A disproportionate number of people who interact with the criminal justice system are persons with mental health disorders and intellectual and developmental disabilities, often prompting specialized responses from law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.

Incorporating Research and Data into Criminal Justice Operations and Decisionmaking in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

July 11, 2018

Background

In 2008, the National Institute of Corrections launched the Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) initiative, offering an innovative method for state and local justice policymakers to better use data and research findings to guide decisionmaking across the criminal justice system. The EBDM approach emphasizes interagency collaboration and the development of jurisdictional research-driven decisions and programming to increase efficiency and enhance public safety.

Bureau of Justice Assistance Training and Technical Assistance Services for Improving Violent Crime Investigations

October 11, 2017

Contributed by the National Public Safety Partnership Team, U.S. Department of Justice.

In 2015, the West Memphis, Arkansas Police Department (WMPD) began working with what is now known as the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) to develop a violence reduction strategy.

Collaborating Across Local Government to Enhance Community and Human Services for the Supervised Offender Population

May 30, 2017

By Andrew Molloy, Jr., Director, Chesterfield County/City of Colonial Heights, Virginia Community Corrections Services

In January 2016, I began to explore where the Chesterfield County, Virginia, and Colonial Heights, Virginia, supervised offender population was living to determine if there were common areas where this group resided.

Detroit Violence Reduction Network Crime Analyst Placement Program: Leveraging Researcher Expertise to Improve the Public Safety Mission

January 04, 2017

In 2014, Detroit, Michigan, joined a consortium of cities in the Violence Reduction Network (VRN), a nationwide, locally focused Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) training and technical assistance (TTA) initiative to reduce high rates of violent crime in communities through strategic and innovative measures. Similar to other communities in the VRN program, Detroit has one of the highest violent crime rates in the United States and has endured deep public sector resource constraints and challenges with police-community relations.

Writing the Grant Is the Easiest Part

July 12, 2016

By Joan Brody, President, Joan L. Brody Grant Writing and Development

“What do you mean grant writing is the easiest part?” I was recently asked by one of my clients, who had just spent months moving bureaucratic mountains trying to get his city to approve the hiring of a grant writer. I repeated my initial statement, but this time added, “it’s figuring out what you want to buy that is difficult.”

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