The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is now offering doctoral students the opportunity to gain experience and professional development with its annual assistantship.
Highly qualified students will be able to obtain research experience by working across offices and program areas within NIJ. NIJ will provide funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs.
To apply for this opportunity, candidates must submit:
Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) for their webinar “Mitigating Mental Health Defenses” on November 18, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. First Assistant Ed McCann of the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office will explore various mental health defenses in capital cases and how prosecutors can effectively counter them.
The National Criminal Justice Training Center is offering a no-cost classroom training course about investigating child abuse cases on February 24–28, 2020 in Newport, Rhode Island.
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, has recently updated its toolkit resources to include the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Portal. The SAFER Portal is a collection of best practices and protocols that provide guidance on using a multidisciplinary approach that ensures effective communication and offers policy considerations.