Corrections

    Using Community-Based Strategies to Drive Down Violent Crime: The DOJ Roadmap and How to Receive Free TTA

    In recent years, communities across the country have experienced substantial increases in gun violence. While some cities have made progress in reducing these crimes, pressing concerns remain for residents, community and business leaders, law enforcement and city officials, prosecutors, public health providers, and more. In response to these concerns, the United States Department of Justice launched the Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap (Roadmap).

    Navigating PREA Implementation: A Discussion Series for Locally Operated Correctional Facilities- Adult Facilities- Discussion 2

    This series aims to facilitate peer-learning communities and networking opportunities with other
    individuals who work in local agencies, which have unique PREA implementation challenges. These
    sessions also provide the opportunity for the PRC and the Department of Justice to more deeply
    understand the unique challenges and strengths of locally operated facilities to inform responsive
    PREA implementation training and support activities.

    Navigating PREA Implementation: A Discussion Series for Locally Operated Correctional Facilities- Adult Facilities- Discussion 2

    This series aims to facilitate peer-learning communities and networking opportunities with other
    individuals who work in local agencies, which have unique PREA implementation challenges. These
    sessions also provide the opportunity for the PRC and the Department of Justice to more deeply
    understand the unique challenges and strengths of locally operated facilities to inform responsive
    PREA implementation training and support activities.

    Navigating PREA Implementation: A Discussion Series for Locally Operated Correctional Facilities- Juvenile Facilities Discussion 3

    This series aims to facilitate peer-learning communities and networking opportunities with other
    individuals who work in local agencies, which have unique PREA implementation challenges. These
    sessions also provide the opportunity for the PRC and the Department of Justice to more deeply
    understand the unique challenges and strengths of locally operated facilities to inform responsive
    PREA implementation training and support activities.

    Navigating PREA Implementation: A Discussion Series for Locally Operated Correctional Facilities- Juvenile Facilities Discussion 4

    This series aims to facilitate peer-learning communities and networking opportunities with other
    individuals who work in local agencies, which have unique PREA implementation challenges. These
    sessions also provide the opportunity for the PRC and the Department of Justice to more deeply
    understand the unique challenges and strengths of locally operated facilities to inform responsive
    PREA implementation training and support activities.

    Field Wide Webinar: FY23 JMHCP and C & P New Grantee General Orientation Part 1: JMHCP and C & P Grant and TTA Overview

    In this webinar, CSG Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) staff provided newly awarded grantees with an overview of BJA, the CSG Justice Center, behavioral health diversion and reentry strategies, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), Connect & Protect (C & P), and training and technical (TTA) assistance. Staff also gave critical context about people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.

    Ask the Expert: Homeless Outreach Teams

    It can often be difficult to link people to the housing resources they need during periods of homelessness and housing insecurity. Homeless Outreach Teams (HOTs) are one approach to connect people to tailored housing and wraparound services in the community, rather than using emergency departments to provide crisis intervention with limited capacity for follow-up.

    Field Wide Webinar: Engaging and Leveraging Community-Based Organizations in Your Crisis System

    Building a robust crisis system of care requires collaboration between multiple systems and stakeholders. Community-based organizations can enhance existing crisis systems by providing services, support, and lived experience to people in crisis. As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is uniquely positioned to share the value of community-based organizations to support a coordinated community crisis response.

    CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation Virtual Symposium

    We invite you to attend the upcoming CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation Virtual Symposium on August 30 and 31 to learn more about research and work supporting the justice field. NIJ Director, Nancy La Vigne will also participate as keynote speaker. Below are more details and a link to register. Please feel free to share this with others you think may be interested.

     

    Webinar: Restorative Justice Reintegration and Reentry

    This webinar will introduce participants to restorative justice strategies to support reintegration following incarceration. It will correspond with the publication of a white paper on Restorative Reintegration by the National Center on Restorative Justice.

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