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Join Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) on April 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a webinar on targeting offenders and creating targeted offender lists. The webinar will feature a panel of experienced researchers and law enforcement professionals who will dive into best practices for implementation, including considering the following questions:
Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to learn about a fiscal year (FY) 2018 funding opportunity during the “FY 2018 Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction Program: Site-Based Solicitation Webinar” on Wednesday, April 4 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.
The Little Rock, Arkansas Police Department (PD), as part of the Little Rock Violence Reduction Network (VRN), requested technical assistance in Project Safe Neighborhoods and Drug Market Intervention. Michigan State University (MSU) School of Criminal Justice was selected to provide the assistance, and conducted a two-day site visit to administer and assessment pool and provide assistance on partnerships, collaboration, and implementation of evidence-based practices. The final report was delivered to Little Rock VRN in November 2016.
The Little Rock (AR) VRN site has requested training in Project Safe Neighborhoods and Drug Market Intervention. The training is tentatively scheduled for early August.
Dr. Adam K. Matz, research associate with the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), will be a co-presenter with Dr. Bitna Kim, associate professor with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), on a panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) entitled "Barriers to formal police and community corrections partnerships: A comparison of police chief and chief probation/parole officer perceptions" on March 30, 2016 from 11:00-12:15pm (MST).
Adam K. Matz (Research Associate at APPA) will conduct the first PSN workgroup meeting with Bob Thornton (CCI) at the APPA 2016 Winter Institute on Tuesday February 2, 2016 from 2:00-3:00pm ET.
Requesting funding for travel costs for attendees for a conference on violent crime put on by United States Attorney's Office in Eastern Texas in conjunction with Michigan State University (MSU) and conference space provided by Lamar University for violent crime reduction.
