Justice Information Sharing

    Check out this Report on Victimization Rates of Persons with and without Disabilities Living in Households.

    November 18, 2021

    In accordance with the Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released this month a report on the violent victimization rates of persons with and without disabilities using 2008-2019 National Crime Victimization Survey data. In 2019, the rate of violent victimization to persons with disabilities was nearly four times the rate of persons without disabilities.

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    Consider these Findings and Recommendations for Strengthening Police Department Wellness Programs

    November 16, 2021

    The Police Executive Research Forum, with support from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, has released a new report entitled Promising Strategies for Strengthening Police Department Wellness Programs: Findings and Recommendations from the Officer Safety and Wellness Technical Assistance Project. While research data continues to evidence the benefits of comprehensive officer safety and wellness initiatives, many police departments continue to remain unsure of where to begin to establish such a program.

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    Learn About International Perspectives and Lessons Learned on Desistance from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

    November 09, 2021

    This month, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released a white paper that shares successful international interventions that have been initiated to foster desistance. Since the mid-1990s, there have been regularly sustained research efforts to expand global knowledge of why people stop offending, which have been instrumental for increased awareness of desistance causes. However, a critical gap remains of practical strategies for implementation in crime-prevention practices and sentencing procedures within the criminal justice system.

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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

    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.

    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.

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