Law Enforcement

    Access Reentry Week Resources

    May 18, 2021

    The National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) has now posted resources related to events hosted during Reentry Week (April 26–30 2021). These events helped show how reentry plays a vital role in fostering successful communities and neighborhoods. Throughout the week, NRRC shared various resources, including webinars, publications, and podcasts that blended reentry expertise with lived experience. These resources are now available on NRRC’s website and address the following topics:

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    Listen to NCJA’s Podcast on the Byrne JAG Program and its Contributions to the Criminal Justice Field

    May 13, 2021

    The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) recently launched The NCJA Podcast, which is supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The podcast series “will explore promising practices, provide guidance on strategic planning, and discuss the fundamentals of the Byrne Justice Assistance (Byrne JAG) program.” New episodes will be regularly released and will focus on the important Byrne JAG-funded work happening in various states across the nation to address crime.

    Learn more and listen to the podcast.

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    Learn About the National Public Safety Partnership’s Virtual Academy

    May 11, 2021

    The National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) recently released their Virtual Academy, an interactive learning platform that was developed in collaboration with law enforcement experts and practitioners. It features self-paced courses and is meant to serve PSP sites and other law enforcement agencies and professionals.

    Visit PSP’s website to learn more and request access.

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    FY 2021 Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE Funding Webinar

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Swift, Certain, and Fair Resource Center for their “FY 2021 Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE Funding Webinar” on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET.

    Webinar: Managing Sex Offender Caseloads: A Victim-Centered Approach

    Join the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College for their webinar “Managing Sex Offender Caseloads: A Victim-Centered Approach” on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on various topics related to balancing sex offender cases with effectively supporting victims/survivors, responding to violations, supporting strength-based practices to promote behavior change, and supporting community safety.

    Webinar: Creating Buy-in: Best Practices for Collaborating with Referral Sources on Crisis Stabilization Units

    Join The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance for their webinar “Creating Buy-in: Best Practices for Collaborating with Referral Sources on Crisis Stabilization Units” on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET. Panelists with mental and behavioral health backgrounds will discuss crisis stabilization units (CSUs) or similarly designed models and ways to encourage buy-in for CSUs.

    Speakers:

    Dominique Burton, Project Associate, National Police Foundation

    Briefings: Patrol Essentials for Treatment Court - 2021 Regional Virtual Lunch and Learn Training Series

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Drug Court Institute for Briefings, a training curriculum designed by law enforcement for law enforcement, including in-person training, virtual lunch-and-learns, and publications. This training provides law enforcement officers with some of the key tools to build an agency-wide understanding of treatment courts and diversion programs, develop standard engagement protocols, and improve jurisdictions' public safety outcomes. 

    Nominate a Rank-and-file Police Officer, Deputy, or Trooper for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

    May 06, 2021

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is accepting nominations for the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing, which “recognizes individual state, local, or tribal sworn rank-and-file police officers, deputies, and troopers for exceptional efforts in effective community policing.” The Attorney General will present the awards at a ceremony honoring recipients in Washington, D.C., at the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Department Building.

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    33rd Annual Virtual Candlelight Vigil

    Join the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for their 33rd Annual Virtual Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET. This year, hundreds of names will be engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial walls in Washington, D.C., bringing the total to 22,611 officers killed in the line of duty memorialized there.

    An in-person event honoring the fallen will be held during National Police Weekend, October 13–17, 2021.

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