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    Register for BJA’s Webinar on April 7: Fiscal Year 2017 Prison Rape Elimination Act Program

    March 23, 2017

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for an informational webinar on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation in Local Confinement Facilities Nationwide grant on Friday, April 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide information on the PREA Program and competitive grant announcement, as well as provide participants the opportunity to ask questions.

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    Register for BJA’s Webinar on April 4: Fiscal Year 2017 National Initiatives – Adjudication Solicitation

    March 21, 2017

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for an informational webinar on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 BJA National Initiatives – Adjudications: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to Support the Protection of Constitutional Rights Under the Sixth Amendment grant on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide an overview of the new BJA solicitation for prospective applicants. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to BJA staff.

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    Read a Publication from the Vera Institute of Justice on Innovative Strategies for Addressing Opioid Abuse

    March 16, 2017

    The Vera Institute of Justice has released a new publication, A New Normal: Addressing Opioid Use through the Criminal Justice System, which advocates for a smarter, evidence-based approach for opioid abuse treatment and recovery.

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    Attend the Vera Institute of Justice’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series Event for a Discussion on Using Network Science to Understand Violence

    March 14, 2017

    Join the Vera Institute of Justice for the event “Using Network Science to Understand Neighborhood and Police Violence” on Tuesday, March 28 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET.

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    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for a Webinar on Protecting Child Victims of Sex Trafficking

    March 09, 2017

    Register to join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar “Protecting the Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking” on Thursday, March 16 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will learn about the components of Safe Harbor laws, which work to ensure that minors involved in domestic sex trafficking are treated as victims, not as offenders.

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    Register for a Leadership and Implicit Bias Training Workshop Hosted by the National Sheriffs’ Association

    March 07, 2017

    Register to attend the “Leadership & Implicit Bias” Law Enforcement Professionals training workshop hosted by the National Sheriffs’ Association’s Global Center for Public Safety and the International Academy of Public Safety. The 16-hour workshop will be held Tuesday, March 28, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET to Thursday, March 30, until 12:00 p.m. ET in Exeter, Rhode Island.

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    Check Out a New Resource on Reducing Violence and Mass Incarceration from the Vera Institute of Justice

    March 02, 2017

    The Vera Institute of Justice has released a new resource as part of its Common Justice project, a program focused on alternatives to incarceration, victim services, violence reduction, and racial equity.

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    Check Out the CSG Justice Center and IADLEST Report on Mental Health and Crisis De-Escalation Law Enforcement Training in the United States

    February 28, 2017

    The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) have released the report, The Variability in Law Enforcement State Standards: A 42-State Survey on Mental Health and Crisis De-escalation Training. The interactions of law enforcement with people who have a mental illness or who are in a crisis have become of increasing concern to society.

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    Attend the Vera Institute of Justice’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series Event for a Discussion on Mass Incarceration

    February 23, 2017

    Join the Vera Institute of Justice for the event “Place and Punishment in an Era of Mass Incarceration” on Friday, February 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET. During this event, Professor Jessica T.

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    Join the Justice Research and Statistics Association for a Webinar on Institutional Review Boards and Protecting Human Subjects

    February 21, 2017

    Join the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) for the webinar, “Protecting Human Subjects and Institutional Review Boards: An Overview,” on Thursday, February 23 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will review the basics of institutional review boards (IRBs), including the need for them to protect human subjects and details on when to submit research protocols for review to an IRB.

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