Victims of Crime

    NCJA Webinar - What Do We Know About Sexual Offending and Sex Offender Management and Treatment? Internet Facilitated Sexual Offending

    Join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar that will focus on what is known about internet-facilitated sexual offending, including recent research about the motivations and other psychological characteristics of internet offenders, differences between child pornography and solicitation offenders, history of contact offending, risk of recidivism, and an overview of intervention models.

    Join BJA’s Webinars on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation

    March 19, 2015

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will be hosting two webinars on the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Solicitation. The National SAKI webinar will be on Monday, March 23, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. EDT and will provide attendees with useful information about the SAKI. The National SAKI is a competitive grant program that will provide funding for the awardee to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs.

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    The 2015 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative National Training and Technical Assistance Program Solicitation Webinar

    In 2015, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is launching the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) and the SAKI National Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program to support jurisdictions across the country as they address the issue of untested sexual assault kits (SAKs) in their possession and engage in comprehensive sexual assault response reform. The purpose of this webinar is to share information about the 2015 SAKI National TTA Program Solicitation with interested applicants.

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Webinar

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) is a competitive grant program that will provide funding to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, or a governmental non-law enforcement agency acting as fiscal agent for the applicant to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs (excluding SAKs that have already been submitted to the crime laboratory).

    Read the COPS Office Publication – Interim Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

    March 12, 2015

    The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office has released a publication titled Interim Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The purpose of this publication is to identify best practices and offer recommendations on how policing practices can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust.

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    Join NCJA’s Webinar – NCJA’s Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Awards: Tips and Tricks for Success

    March 02, 2015

    Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar, NCJA’s Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Awards: Tips and Tricks for Success, on Wednesday, March 4 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. During this webinar NCJA Executive Director, Cabell Cropper, will discuss the elements that go into submitting a successful Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award application package. He will outline what the evaluators look for in a winning program and what information can and should be included in your nomination materials.

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    OCFO Webinar - Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation: Budget Development Overview

    As part of the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) process, applicants are required to develop a budget that should provide the detailed computation for each budget line item, listing the total cost of each and showing how it was calculated by the applicant.

    Visit BJA NTTAC at the National Sheriffs’ Association Winter Conference!

    January 16, 2015

    Attending the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) 2015 Winter Conference in Washington, D.C. from January 20-24, 2015? If so, be sure to stop by BJA NTTAC's exhibit booth, number 29 in the Grand Ballroom, on Thursday, January 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Friday, January 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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    Federal Funding Opportunities for Implementing VAWA’s Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction: FY 2015 CTAS Purpose Areas #3 and #5

    Beginning March 7, 2015, all federally recognized tribes will be able, if they so choose, to exercise the special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians, as authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. However, this expanded jurisdiction, similar to the enhanced sentencing authorized by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, includes numerous due process protection requirements that can be costly for a tribe to implement.

    Join IACP’s Webinar – Collaborating with Community Partners to Safeguard Children of Arrested Parents

    January 12, 2015

    Please join the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) webinar, “Collaborating with Community Partners to Safeguard Children of Arrested Parents,” on Wednesday, January 14 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The interactive webinar will discuss the importance of collaboration between law enforcement, child welfare services, and other community partners to safeguard children during and following parental arrest and will include specific recommendations to overcome challenges in partnering with community stakeholders.

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