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Check out this Literature Review on Restorative Justice for Juveniles from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

November 04, 2021

In August, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention conducted a literature review of national evidence-based research on restorative justice for juveniles. The framework has long been debated on its differences to more traditional interactions with justice-involved individuals. By uniting victims, justice-involved youths, community members, and other key stakeholders, restorative justice programs seek to help youths understand the implications of their actions and offer opportunities for community reconnection and harm reduction.

Learn How Prosecutors Can Help Increase Violent Crime Reduction Through AEquitas’ Guide on Building Safer Communities.

November 02, 2021

This year, AEquitas released a guide for preventing and responding to violent crime by enhancing prosecutors’ ability to build safer communities through increased collaboration with community leaders. As key members of the criminal justice system, prosecutors can play an important role in uniting community leaders to create and implement policies, practices, and initiatives for sustainability and the reduction of violence.

Check Out A Guide for Evidence-Based Best Practices and Tips for Analyzing Jail Data from the Vera Institute of Justice

October 28, 2021

The Vera Institute of Justice has recently developed a guide to analyzing jail data to better inform impactful policy creation and social change. The guide provides strategies for obtaining quantitative data on jail populations from local government and other sources, definitions of data points generally collected about jail populations, best-practices for prepping data sets for most effective analysis, and suggestions for different types of analysis that could be performed with that data.

Read About Choosing Data Strategies for Criminal Justice Initiatives from the Council of State Governments

October 26, 2021

The Council of State Governments recently published a brief titled Choosing the Right Data Strategy for Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Initiatives. To effectively assess the impact of their initiatives, criminal justice entities must know how to identify, collect, and prioritize data to effectively capture key metrics. This brief offers guidance on how to select appropriate metrics for a program, understand qualitative and quantitative data sources, and determine which type of evaluation would be most appropriate.

Webinar: Insights on Cyber-Enabled Crimes

It is commonly quoted that only 10-20 percent of cybercrimes are reported to law enforcement. Join Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) as it explores statistics that shed light on the unreported incidents with insight from law enforcement officers, investigators, and justice experts on how to use this information to make your jurisdiction more secure.

High-Tech Crimes: Asked and Answered

Asked and Answered Episode II: Join a team of experts from the NW3C as they provide thoughtful and detailed answers to the CTF questions you submit. Head over to https://nw3.ctfd.io and click the link on the home page to submit any question regarding CTF, digital forensics, cyber investigations, or information security and A panel of NW3C experts will provide answers during this live session.

Check Out Resources for Addressing Vicarious Trauma from the Office for Victims of Crime

October 22, 2021

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has developed a comprehensive toolkit to support professionals in the field of trauma services who are consistently exposed to the traumatic experiences of others – known as vicarious trauma. The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources to support organizations in addressing vicarious trauma within their organizations and occupations.

Learn About How the Orlando Police Department Redesigned and Launched Their Crime Center

October 19, 2021

In 2019, the Orlando (FL) Police Department (OPD) engaged in a three-year process to realign, redesign, and launch a centralized Crime Center to support intelligence-led policing strategies. Through support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) Crime Analysis on Demand Initiative, OPD worked with IDEA Analytics’ CEO, Dr. Jessica Herbert, to implement evidence-based practices and build OPD’s analytical capabilities.

Apply for the National Institute of Justice’s W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System

October 15, 2021

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is currently seeking applications for funding for the W.E.B. Du Bois Program. The program supports quantitative and quantitative research that furthers the Department’s mission by advancing knowledge regarding the intersections of race, crime, violence, and the administration of justice within the United States.

Access Toolkit on Reentry Programs for Tribal Communities

October 13, 2021

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has developed a toolkit to help tribal justice system practitioners create or enhance reentry programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives returning from jail or prison. The Planning a Reentry program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities offers resources and insights on forming a planning team and navigating through all the key steps of developing a reentry program, including developing partnerships, refining your reentry program, measuring program impact, and planning for sustainability.

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