Law Enforcement

Transformational forensics is a concept in which there is a commitment on the part of forensic science laboratories to collaborate with clients and stakeholders to identify needed change and creating a vision to guide that change so that our communities can become safer places for all to have an opportunity to reach their potential. With respect to gun-related crime, the chief need for the investigators is to have reliable, comprehensive, and timely intelligence with respect to the shooting activity that is occurring in the streets, an activity that is best determined using forensics.

As first responders, police officers serve a critical role in the lives of children exposed to violence (CEV) and trauma. The International Association of Chiefs of Police, Yale Childhood Violent Trauma Center, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice have just launched the Enhancing Police Responses to CEV: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement.

The Police Foundation, through its National Resource and Technical Assistance Center for Improving Law Enforcement Investigations, is excited to announce our upcoming webinar, “Leveraging Social Media Analysis to Aid Investigations.” Highly experienced Pennsylvania State Police Crime Analyst Brandi Buckles will share strategies and provide practical guidance for analysts to help them improve social media analysis techniques and outcomes to aid investigations.