Law Enforcement

    Participate in National Coffee with a Cop Day on October 3

    September 27, 2018

    Next Wednesday, October 3, the Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will collaborate with the Hawthorne, California Police Department (PD) and law enforcement agencies nationwide to recognize the third annual National Coffee with a Cop Day. The mission of National Coffee with a Cop Day is to reduce barriers between police and the public and to increase public safety.

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    Attend a Webinar on Public Safety Facility Planning, Design, and Construction

    September 25, 2018

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar “Planning, Designing and Constructing a Public Safety Facility: A Case Study” on Thursday, September 27 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will learn strategies and best practices for planning, designing, and building public safety facilities.

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    Webinar - Planning, Designing and Constructing a Public Safety Facility: A Case Study

    Construction of a new public safety facility is a rare occurrence for most agencies. The person tasked as project owner or manager may have little or no experience in this area because it is often a once-in-a-career situation. This case study of constructing the Chandler Public Safety Training Center will assist law enforcement planners and others that are given this type of opportunity with an overview of constructing a contemporary facility. Following this webinar, participants will know:

    Watch a Training Video on Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders

    September 13, 2018

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance recently released the video, Fentanyl: The Real Deal, which is a companion training to the  released in November 2017. Produced by U.S.

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    Webinar - Understanding Girls and the Juvenile Justice System – A Review of Recent National Data

    Participants will learn about available data resources relating to victimization of and offending by girls, and the juvenile justice system’s response to law-violating behavior involving girls. The presenters will demonstrate information available from online data analysis and dissemination tools, with examples of the practical application and use of this information for policy and practice. Participants will have time to ask questions about the data resources and their own data needs and uses.

    Webinar - Navigating the SART Toolkit

    Multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART) are highly regarded as achieving success in communities, improving responses for victims, and increasing prosecution rates. The newly updated SART Toolkit is an online manual that supports SARTs in all aspects of their work, from building a team to responding to victims. The SART Toolkit connects teams with information on topics, resources, and access to experts.

    Webinar - Effective Mechanisms for Violent Gang Task Force Management

    This webinar, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, will focus on the importance of leveraging multijurisdictional criminal justice partnerships. It will also explore how to gain and sustain agency support of the task force’s mission. The discussion will include best practices for hiring and training task force personnel and how to identify the type of experts who should be sought when developing a violent gang task force. In addition, ways to identify major violent street gangs and how to target specific community needs in combating gang violence will be discussed.

    Webinar - The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit – An Evidence-Informed Resource for Organizations

    Participants will learn about the Vicarious Trauma Organizational Readiness Guide (VT-ORG), an evidence-informed assessment of an organization’s current capacity to address vicarious trauma.

    Basic Training for Street Gang Investigators

    About the Training

    This training is made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The three-day class offers basic, entry-level training to sworn officers newly assigned to work with street gangs or those with limited experience and/or no formal training in street gang investigations. Course topics may include:

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