Substance Abuse/Drugs

Join NCJA’s Live Broadcast Workshop – Strategies for Combating the Opioid Epidemic

August 04, 2016

Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the Addiction Policy Forum for a live broadcast workshop on Monday, August 8 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET.  The workshop, "Strategies for Combating the Opioid Epidemic," will be broadcast from the National Forum on Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, PA.

The topics for discussion will include:

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BJA NTTAC Webinar - "Tips for Reporting on Training Performance Metrics"

On Tuesday, June 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) will host the webinar "Tips for Reporting on Training Performance Metrics". The webinar will review the performance metrics associated with training engagements in the BJA Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Reporting Portal, and offer tips for entering training activities and reporting training performance metrics thoroughly and accurately.

The COPS Office Announces $14 Million in Grant Funds to Combat Methamphetamine and Heroin

March 31, 2016

On Tuesday, March 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that $14 million will be available in grant funding in order to address and reduce violent crime through programs focused on methamphetamine use and production, and the distribution of heroin and other opioids.

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Research Triangle Institute

RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.

Active BJA Funded Project(s):

  • BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center
  • The National SAKI TTA Program: Purpose Area 1
  • Training and Technical Assistance for Virtual Reality De-escalation Training
  • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1b Pretrial, Prosecution, Defense Counsel, and Courts
  • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1d States
  • Enhancing BJA’s Forensic Science Grantees’ Capacity and Outcomes through the RTI-led Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program
  • Advancing Science-based Policing through Inclusion, Representation, & Equity (ASPIRE): A National Campaign and Career Pathways Pilot to Promote Diversity in the Policing Workforce
  • The National Case Closed Project: Supporting Evidence-Based Practices for Violent Crime Investigations
  • Evaluation and Sustainability Support for Second Chance Act Grants
  • The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance Program

2015 National Sheriffs' Association Annual Conference and Exposition

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) 2015 Winter Conference is designed to convene NSA’s most active sheriffs and share resources related to education, training, and current criminal justice topics.

Be sure to stop by the BJA NTTAC/Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center exhibit booth on Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to learn how your agency can request no-cost training and technical assistance (TTA).

Join NCJA’s Webinar – The Evidence Behind Medication Assisted Therapies and Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction

January 14, 2015

Please join the National Criminal Justice Association webinar, The Evidence Behind Medication Assisted Therapies and Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction, on Thursday, January 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST. The interactive webinar will explore what the science says works in helping individuals with opioid addiction. Additionally, presenters will discuss the scope of the problem, the research behind medication assisted therapies and how behavioral interventions can enhance treatment effectiveness

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Read the Inaugural Edition of BJA’s Newsletter– Justice & Health Innovation Bulletin

October 16, 2014

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in partnership with the Legal Action Center (LAC), Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), Illinois has released a new monthly newsletter, the Justice & Health Innovation Bulletin. This new technical assistance newsletter on Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in the just

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Urban Institute

The Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center staff members conduct research and evaluations and provide technical assistance to improve justice policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels. Urban researchers examine the development, implementation, and impact of policing, crime prevention, and gang disruption initiatives. The work includes a large breadth of topics ranging from risk assessment, community corrections and reentry, human trafficking, forensic science, courts and sentencing, to gun violence.

Active BJA Funded Project(s):

  • Increasing Correctional Agencies Capacity to Protect Vulnerable Populations During Incarceration

The CNA Corporation

The CNA Corporation analyzes and solves problems by getting as close as possible to the people, the data – and the problems themselves – in order to find the clear, credible answers government leaders need to choose the best course of action.

Active BJA Funded Project(s):

  • BJA FY 23 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation: Category 1
  • DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center
  • BJA FY 22 Law Enforcement National Initiatives to Improve Public Safety, Enhance Agency Operations via Training, Recruitment and Retention and Building Community Trust
  • FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance Program
  • Crime and Corrections Analyst in Residence Program
  • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance for Site-based JRI Projects.
  • FY 19 Body-Worn Camera Program
  • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance, Category 3

Tribal Law and Policy Institute

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is a 100% Native American operated non-profit corporation organized to design and deliver education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.

Active BJA Funded Project(s):

  • Enhancing and Promoting Tribal Courts, Tribal Justice Systems, and Intergovernmental Collaboration
  • Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts

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