Law Enforcement

    Register for the 13th Annual National DEC Conference in Reno, Nevada!

    July 18, 2016

    The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (DEC) is hosting their 13th Annual Conference: Saving Children, Saving Families, Saving Communities. The conference will be held in Reno, Nevada from Tuesday, October 25, 2016, through Thursday, October 27, 2016. Organizations and individuals interested in attending can now register and submit proposals for workshop ideas.

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    National Gang Center - Advanced Gang Investigations Training - July 26-27 - Little Rock, AR

    July 11, 2016

    The National Gang Center (NGC), through funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), will be offering its Advanced Gang Investigations Training course in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Tuesday, July 26 – Wednesday, July 27. This training has been developed for gang officers and intelligence analysts currently assigned to gang investigations or others who engage with street gangs as part of their law enforcement duties.

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    Check Out the COPS Report - Co-Producing Public Safety: Communities, Law Enforcement, and Public Health Researchers Work to Prevent Crime Together

    June 23, 2016

    The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), in conjunction with the California Endowment and the Center for Court Innovation, recently published Co-Producing Public Safety: Communities, Law Enforcement, and Public Health Researchers Work to Prevent Crime Together.

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    26th Annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference

     

    26th Annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference

    October 24-26, 2016
    Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center
    Tempe, Arizona

    Sponsored by
    The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

    Hosted by
    Tempe Police Department and the Arizona State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Check Out the COPS Resource to Safeguard Police Officers’ Mental Health After a Mass Casualty

    June 20, 2016

    The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently published the publication, Preparing for Unimaginable: How chiefs can safeguard officer mental health before and after mass casualty event.

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    National Gang Center - Advanced Gang Training Investigations - Little Rock, AR

    The Advanced Gang Investigations training provides insight into techniques to investigate gang crimes and advanced tools for gang investigations, including information regarding how to integrate intelligence analysis and crime analysis. The training is designed to offer flexibility based on the needs of the law enforcement agencies in the geographical area where the training is being offered. The training provides awareness of existing tools, resources, and guidelines for gang investigators.

    The Medal of Valor Application is Now Open Until July 31

    June 16, 2016

    The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor nomination period is now open. The Medal of Valor is awarded by the President of the United States to a public safety officer who has exhibited exceptional courage, extraordinary decisiveness and presence of mind, and unusual swiftness of action, regardless of his or her own personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life. To be considered, an application file must include:

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    Check Out the WGN TV Article on the Community-Police Relation Efforts of the Chicago Police Department – A Violence Reduction Network Site

    June 13, 2016

    WGNtv.com recently published an article titled, “Chicago Police Supt. Johnson kicks off new program aimed at rebuilding community trust.” The article highlights the Chicago Police Department initiative, “Policing at the Speed of Trust,” which is designed to help build trust between the community and the police department, and help reduce violence.

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    Join the June 15 VRN Webinar – Utilizing License Plate Readers for Violence Reduction

    June 09, 2016

    Please join the Violence Reduction Network (VRN) for the webinar, “Utilizing License Plate Readers for Violence Reduction” on Wednesday, June 15, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide law enforcement officials with an overview of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Specifically, participants will learn how to establish a program, the development of policies for ALPR use, ALPR successes, and the development of implementation plans.

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    Enhancing Tribal and State Collaborations to Build Sustainable Public Safety Partnerships (Jul 2016)

    This course is designed to be a proactive, comprehensive, training experience that fosters collaboration among tribal, state, federal, and local governments. The class will train and equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify existing tribal justice challenges for the purpose of strengthening partnerships to more effectively implement criminal justice initiatives in their organizations.

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