Victims of Crime

    Visit BJA NTTAC at the ASC Annual Meeting!

    November 19, 2015

    Attending the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting? The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) invites you to visit our booth (#8) to learn about the no-cost training and technical assistance we offer justice agencies.

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    The American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting - The Politics of Crime & Justice

    The American Society of Criminology is an international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.

    Impact Justice

    Impact Justice is a national innovation and research center based in Oakland, California and Washington, DC. Impact Justice is committed to reducing the number of people involved in our criminal justice system, improving conditions for those who remain incarcerated, providing meaningful opportunities for successful reentry, and attending to crime victims' needs.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Operate the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center
    • Launching the Impact Justice Reentry Incubator to Increase the Capacity of Housing-focused Reentry CBOs
    • FY19 Site-Based PREA Support Implementation
    • The National PREA Resource Center
    • Continuation of TTA for PREA Implementation Nationwide

    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
    • COAP TTA Program: Category 4
    • Evaluation and Sustainability Support for Second Chance Act Grants
    • The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance Program

    October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month – Learn how the OJP Diagnostic Center Helped Two Communities Analyze their Responses to Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

    October 08, 2015

    Nearly one in four women and one in seven men in the United States have suffered severe physical violence by an intimate partner. In a September 2015 proclamation, President Barack Obama called on Americans to support local efforts to assist victims of these crimes.

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    Enhancing Tribal and State Collaborations to Build Sustainable Public Safety Partnerships (Oct 2015)

    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.

    Attorney General Lynch Announces $44 Million in Funding to Combat Human Trafficking

    September 25, 2015

    On Thursday, September 24, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $44 million in funding to help communities fight human trafficking.

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    Vice President Biden and Attorney General Lynch Announce the $41 Million Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grantees!

    September 14, 2015

    On Thursday, September 10, Vice President Biden and Attorney General Lynch announced the grantees who will receive funds for the fiscal year 2015 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). This initiative will allocate $41 million to support 20 law enforcement organizations to test thousands of previously unsubmitted SAKs and improve organizations’ responses to sexual assault crimes. Additionally, the SAKI funding will go towards the launch of a national training and technical assistance (TTA) program.

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    NCJA Webinar - Adult Sex Offender Management & Juvenile Registration

    Join the National Criminal Justice Association webinar, "Adult Sex Offender Management and Juvenile Registration", which will cover sexual offending or sex offender management and treatment topics. This webinar is the eighth in the "What Do We Know About Sexual Offending and Sex Offender Management & Treatment?" series. 

     

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