As an accompaniment to the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Body-Worn Camera Toolkit, the Body-Worn Camera Podcast Series, which is now available on iTunes, provides insight from leaders in the body-worn camera field who share practical experience on research, implementation, and policy development. Throughout this series, you will hear presentations from civil rights groups, early adopters, and more from across the United States.
On Monday, September 28, Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates announced that the Department of Justice awarded more than $2 million in funding for the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). SPI is a collaborative consortium composed of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), CNA, and over thirty local law enforcement agencies that are testing solutions to serious crime problems in their jurisdictions.
Please join the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) on Friday, September 18 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. ET for the “Strengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations” seminar. This seminar is part of NIJ’s Research for the Real World seminar series where forward-looking figures in the law enforcement community discuss their contributions to the Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety.
Please join the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on Monday, June 15 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET for the webinar, “Developing a Policy to Protect Children of Arrested Parents.” During the webinar, panelists will provide guidance on the planning and implementation process of a police departmental policy to protect children at the time of parental arrest.
Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) on June 1 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET for the “Juvenile Treatment” webinar. This webinar will review the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of treatment for juveniles who commit a sexual offense. The webinar will focus on what is scientifically known about the impact of treatment on recidivism and will present key findings from single studies of juvenile treatment effectiveness as well as from research that synthesizes the results of many juvenile treatment effectiveness studies.
Please join the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) on May 28 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EDT for the “Getting Out of the Box: The Key Ingredients to Cultivate Collaboration” webinar. This webinar is the first in the five-part webinar series, , that offers strategies, practice tips, case studies, and resources to help domestic violence and sexual assault service providers improve outcomes for human trafficking survivors.