Justice Information Sharing

    Ethics and Social Media: What Happens When I Post That?

    This presentation describes the role of social networking sites in today’s culture and their prevalence in the lives of both adults and children. The unique responsibilities of those in the medical, legal, law enforcement, victim services and advocacy fields are described to highlight common pitfalls of social media use by professionals. The audience sees examples pulled from various media sites that could cause ethical issues. Hypotheticals are given to encourage audience participation and interaction in determining whether social media use crosses an ethical boundary.

    BJA Releases JIS TTA Program FY 2015 Competitive Grant Announcement – Responses are due July 30

    June 30, 2015

    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for the Justice Information-Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program. This FY 2015 competitive grant program seeks to support the efforts of state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies to adopt innovative justice information-sharing solutions through the provision of TTA services.

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    Visit BJA NTTAC at the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference

    June 24, 2015

    Attending the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition? The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) invites you to visit our booth (#1131), on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. to learn about the free justice-related training and technical assistance (TTA) we offer to make your community safer.

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    2015 National Sheriffs' Association Annual Conference and Exposition

    The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) 2015 Winter Conference is designed to convene NSA’s most active sheriffs and share resources related to education, training, and current criminal justice topics.

    Be sure to stop by the BJA NTTAC/Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center exhibit booth on Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to learn how your agency can request no-cost training and technical assistance (TTA).

    IACP and BJA Announce the Law Enforcement Cyber Center

    June 01, 2015

    The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in collaboration with the RAND Corporation and the Police Executive Research Forum, recently launched the Law Enforcement Cyber Center funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The Law Enforcement Cyber Center serves as a central point for cyber-related information and resources.

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    Check Out the New BJA Resource – Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs

    April 23, 2015

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a publication titled Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs. The purpose of this publication is to assess the state of knowledge as determined by data collection, research, and evaluations of and related to BJA-funded programs.

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    Join APA, BJA, and CCI for the Innovations in Criminal Justice Summit III

    April 02, 2015

    Please join the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the

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    Join NCJA’s Webinar – Justice-to-Health Exchanges: Understanding the Myths Surrounding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Addressing Challenges to Cross-Domain Information Sharing

    March 23, 2015

    Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for the webinar Justice-to-Heath Exchanges: Understanding the Myths Surrounding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Addressing Challenges to Cross-Domain Information Sharing. This webinar will dispel the “myths” surrounding HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 and showcase how states and jurisdictions are overcoming barriers to create safe and secure justice to health exchanges that comply with patient privacy protections.

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    Polis Solutions, Inc

    Polis Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2014 by the creators of a $40M Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop innovative methods and technologies for training social interaction and trust-­‐building skills.  We are a training, consulting and research firm that specializes in creating evidence-­‐based programs that build public trust and safer communities.

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