Law Enforcement

    American Correctional Association

    Vision Statement

    The American Correctional Association shapes the future of corrections through strong, progressive leadership that brings together various voices and forges coalitions and partnerships to promote the concepts embodied in its Declaration of Principles.

     

    Mission

    The American Correctional Association provides a professional organization for all individuals and groups, both public and private that share a common goal of improving the justice system.

     

    Goals

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Improving Wellness Support for Institutional Corrections Employees

    Violence Reduction Network (VRN) Webinar – Insight Policing

    Insight policing is a community-based, problem-solving policing strategy that integrates conflict resolution and communication skills with policing skills to help reduce retaliatory violence and enhance police legitimacy in the moment of enforcement. Insight policing empowers officers to effectively de-escalate conflict behavior to ultimately facilitate feasible alternatives to use of force and build civilian trust. It was developed as a practical response to the challenges police face stemming from retaliatory violence and community noncooperation.

    Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.

    Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty, and their families and coworkers are left to cope with the tragic loss. Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.) provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S., for the price paid is already too high.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • National Outreach Programs to Provide Peer Support, Counseling, Services, and Resources to Survivors of Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

    National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

    Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is dedicated to telling the story of U.S. law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., NLEOMF built and continues to maintain the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial – the nation’s monument to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. NLEOMF is a principal organizer of the National Police Week observance each May and hosts a Candlelight Vigil each May 13 to honor all fallen officers.

    AEquitas

    AEquitas' mission is to improve access to and the quality of justice in gender-based violence and human trafficking cases through an informed practical, and innovative approach. AEquitas' staff is comprised of former prosecutors, with over 100 years of collective experience who conduct legal research; provide 24/7 case consultation; serve as instructors at training events and webinars; and publish resources.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • FY2023 Innovative Prosecution Solutions Training and Technical Assistance
    • AEquitas Innovative Prosecution Solutions Initiative

    New York University

    The Litmus group is in the Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU. Litmus promotes innovation in criminal justice, working with public agencies across a range of policy issues to engage stakeholders, help identify and develop promising strategies, support constant process improvement, and foster organic innovation through ongoing iterative evaluation. Litmus operates the BJA Swift Certain Fair Resource Center, supporting state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions and agencies in implementing and testing innovations in community corrections.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • The HOPE Institute

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