The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Diagnostic Center recently published a blog titled, “Police are the Public and the Public are the Police: Building Trust in Twenty First Century Community Policing.” The blog, written by Steve Rickman of SER Associates, reveals the emerging challenges that face police departments in this new era of policing as well as the probable reasons for those challenges.
Please join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) and the Denver (CO) Police Department for the webinar “Forensic-Led Policing in Denver” on Thursday, October 19 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. All interested criminal justice professionals are encouraged to participate.
Please join the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) for the first National Coffee with a Cop Day on Friday, October 7, 2016. Coffee with a Cop is an innovative program that began in 2011 by the Hawthorne (CA) Police Department (HPD). It has since grown exponentially, reaching thousands of agencies throughout the United States and abroad (including Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa).
On Saturday, September 24 the U.S. Department of Justice released a memo from Attorney General Loretta Lynch announcing a three-part strategy - prevention, enforcement, and treatment - to address the country’s prescription opioid and heroin epidemic.
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is hosting the webinar “Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs, a different Way of Policing” on Wednesday, September 28 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of police-mental health collaboration (PMHC) programs—collaborative partnerships among law enforcement agencies, mental health providers, and other community-based entities.
On Friday, September 16, 2016, the White House issued a press release from President Barack Obama proclaiming September 18 through 24, 2016 Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. The purpose of this week is to remember those who have been lost due to an opioid use disorder, to support individuals in recovery, and to recognize the importance of raising awareness of the opioid and heroin epidemic.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) has developed a new resource for BJA TTA providers, “How to Post a Webinar Recording: A BJA NTTAC Tip Sheet.” This resource provides guidance and best practices on how to capture and post a WebEx recording after a virtual meeting, presentation, or training.