Community-based organizations

    National Forum on Criminal Justice (Aug 2015)

    Sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA), the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) and the IJIS Institute (IJIS), the National Forum showcases programs, research and technologies that help justice practitioners and decision makers in states, local communities and tribal nations address pressing public safety issues.

    Virginia Center for Policing Innovation

    VCPI serves as a powerful resource for public safety and communities nationwide, advancing public safety through the development and delivery of training (onsite and eLearning); consulting; technical assistance; program development, implementation, and management; and much more.  Since 1997, VCPI, a nonprofit organization, has trained over 70,000 public safety professionals and others in a wide variety of public safety topics.

    VCPI’s experience and expertise expands beyond the development and delivery of training, to include:

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Violent Crime Reduction: Information, Messaging, and Engagement (VCRIME)
    • Measuring What Matters: Building Trust and Legitimacy

    National White Collar Crime Center

    For over 40 years, the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) has provided comprehensive training programs to help law enforcement professionals master the principles, concepts, and skills needed to fight cyber and economic crime.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance
    • NW3C: Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program

    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):

    • Improving Safety for Institutional Corrections
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative - TTA Supplemental Funding
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative - Program Oversight, Coordination, and Outcome Assessment Provide (Supplement)r

    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):

    • Strategies for Policing Innovation National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • PSP National Training and Technical Assistance Program - Local Law Enforcement Violent Crime Strategy Enhancement
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    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance, Category 3
    • FY 18 Field Inittiated - CAT 2
    • The Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance Program Supplement to Award 2018-DP-BX-K013
    • BJA PSP FY 2018 Supplement
    • Strategies for Policing Innovation Technical Assistance Program
    • Body-Worn Camera Training and Technical Assistance Provider

    National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

    The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct. 

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Justice For All: Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Capital Case Litigation Initiative, Providing Training and Technical Assistance to Capital Defense Attorneys
    • Wrongful Conviction Review TTA Initiative

    Police Executive Research Forum

    Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a police research organization and a provider of management services, technical assistance, and executive-level education to support law enforcement agencies. PERF helps improve the delivery of police services through the exercise of strong national leadership, public debate of police and criminal justice issues, and research and policy development.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Improving Homicide Investigations

    St. Petersburg College

     

    The Center for Public Safety Innovation’s (CPSI) at St. Petersburg College mission is to develop and deliver high-quality training for emergency and first responders, military personnel, and the general public, in a variety of formats—web-based, video, broadcast, and face-to-face— using state-of-the-art technology and best practices in education and training. CPSI training focuses on public safety, the disaster preparedness cycle, illegal drug interdiction, community engagement, and enhanced quality of life for all.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY 19 Law Enforcement Officer Wellness and Resiliency Program

    School of Criminal Justice: Michigan State University

    The School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University (MSU) is the nation’s oldest continuous degree-granting program in criminal justice. Since 1935, MSU has been a leader in criminal justice scholarship with its pioneering research, undergraduate, and graduate education and engaged collaboration with criminal justice agencies, the private sector, and communities locally and abroad.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) National Training and Technical Assistance Program FY 2018
    • Smart Suite Training and Technical Assistance Program

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