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    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

    Criminal Justice Technology Forecasting Group Meeting #4

    RAND plans to conduct the fourth in-person meeting of the Criminal Justice Technology Forecasting Group. This meeting will focus on addressing the top two topics for follow-on research from prior CJTFG meetings: identifying the most promising emerging technologies for sharing and using information, and determining top business cases for sharing information across the criminal justice enterprise.

    Addressing the Housing Needs of Youth and Young Adults in Contact with the Justice System

    Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

    National Gang Center - Advanced Gang Training Investigations - Little Rock, AR

    The Advanced Gang Investigations training provides insight into techniques to investigate gang crimes and advanced tools for gang investigations, including information regarding how to integrate intelligence analysis and crime analysis. The training is designed to offer flexibility based on the needs of the law enforcement agencies in the geographical area where the training is being offered. The training provides awareness of existing tools, resources, and guidelines for gang investigators.

    BJA NTTAC Webinar - "Tips for Reporting on Training Performance Metrics"

    On Tuesday, June 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) will host the webinar "Tips for Reporting on Training Performance Metrics". The webinar will review the performance metrics associated with training engagements in the BJA Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Reporting Portal, and offer tips for entering training activities and reporting training performance metrics thoroughly and accurately.

    National 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)

    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):

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

    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):

    • BJA FY 23 National Initiatives: Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation: Category 1
    • DOJ Jails and Justice Support Center
    • BJA FY 22 Law Enforcement National Initiatives to Improve Public Safety, Enhance Agency Operations via Training, Recruitment and Retention and Building Community Trust
    • FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Crime and Corrections Analyst in Residence Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance for Site-based JRI Projects.
    • Strategies for Policing Innovation National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • PSP National Training and Technical Assistance Program - Local Law Enforcement Violent Crime Strategy Enhancement
    • FY 19 Body-Worn Camera Program
    • Justice Reinvestment Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance, Category 3
    • FY 18 Field Inittiated - CAT 2

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