In an effort to implement President Obama’s Digital Government Strategy, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently published an application programming interface (API) that provides access to twenty years (1993-2013) of OJP Grant Awards Data in open, machine-readable formats. The interface includes current-year grant awards data and is updated daily. According to OJP’s Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Operations and Management, James H.
Register for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2013 Governor’s Summit on Human Trafficking sponsored by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and various state agencies. The one and a half-day summit will take place October 3-4 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. The objective of the summit is to raise awareness of human trafficking at both the national and state level and to bring together federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders to promote a coordinated response to human trafficking in Virginia.
Don’t forget to register for the Collaborative Approaches to Justice Information Sharing among Tribal, State, and Local Justice Agencies webinar, which will take place on Tuesday, September 24, at 3 p.m. EST.
Recently, Justice and Health Connect launched a new website to increase the ability of government agencies and community organizations to share information across behavioral health and justice systems. When law enforcement agencies, courts, probation and parole departments, jails, and prisons use health information, they can make intelligent decisions about which people are eligible to participate in drug courts, receive alternatives to incarceration, and enter into specialized treatment programs.
Register now for the Building Collaborative Relationships to Enhance Tribal-State-Local-Federal Public Safety Efforts webinar, which is taking place tomorrow, August 27, from 3 - 4 p.m. (EST). Webinar presenters will share lessons learned and best practices that can be used to assist participants who are building collaborative relationships in tribal-state-local-federal initiatives to sustain public safety.
In an effort to provide data-driven, consensus-based strategies to increase public safety and strengthen communities, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center has launched an overhaul of its website csgjusticecenter.org. Users who visit the newly released site can now tap into resources that present the latest research in straightforward, easy-to-understand materials.
Community corrections researchers and practitioners face many barriers when trying to implement evidence-based programs and practices in the field. To learn about practical strategies for improving the implementation process and achieving better program results, register for the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) webinar entitled Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections. The webinar will take place Thursday, August 15, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST.
Are you participating in the National Criminal Justice Association National Forum on Criminal Justice? If so, be sure to stop by the Grand Ballroom Balcony to visit the BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) table. NTTAC staff will be available to share information regarding the TTA services offered through NTTAC, as well as the new priority funding available through BJA. We hope to see you there!
Don’t forget to stop by exhibit booth #305 at the American Probation and Parole Association Conference today! Representatives from the BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) will be there to share information about the types of TTA services that NTTAC can offer, as well as the funding opportunities that are available to enhance the work of community corrections agencies.