Law Enforcement

    Webinar - Protecting the Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

    Efforts to protect children identified as victims of domestic sex trafficking have gained momentum as a number of states have developed protective legislation often referred to as “Safe Harbor” laws, which aim to ensure identified youth are treated as victims not offenders. Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will present statutory, policy-based, and practice-oriented approaches to improving the response to child sex trafficking victims.

    Webinar - The Benefits of Collaborative Policing

    On February 22, the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) will present a webinar on “The Benefits of Collaborative Policing.” This policing approach – which combines collaboration with problem solving and evidence-based policing – builds community trust, support, and cooperation while achieving more effective and long-lasting crime reduction benefits.

    Webinar - From an Advocate's Perspective: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

    Join the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for a webinar on the high rate of co-occurrence between child abuse and domestic violence. Participants will learn how children are used after separation by the abusive parent to continue the battering, power, and control.

    CSG Justice Center Webinar - Responding to the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Solicitation

    In this webinar, hosted by the Council for State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the CSG Justice Center will explain the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) solicitation and its application process.

    ASC 2016 Panels and Roundtable

    One key goal of the BJA Smart Policing Initiative is improvement in the rigor with which policing strategies and innovations are evaluated. This roundtable discussion will focus on the research methodologies employed in several Smart Policing sites, the challenges encountered with implementing sound research designs in operational settings, and the ways in which the Smart Policing sites are meeting and overcoming these challenges.

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