Faith-Based Organizations

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) hosted a webinar for Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) human trafficking task forces on the role of data and analysis in Human Trafficking initiatives. Ongoing assessment of task force effectiveness is a critical activity for all Enhanced Collaborative Model human trafficking task forces.

This Community of Practice webinar is one of a series of monthly webinars meant to encourage open dialog among participants. All phone lines/microphones are open to allow participants to ask questions and discuss the topic with each other, with facilitators guiding the conversation. This is funded by award 2016-IC-BX-K002 for the Tribal Justice Systems Planning Project.

AIR is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. Our overriding goal is to use the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life. AIR's mission is to conduct and apply the best behavioral and social science research and evaluation towards improving people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged.

Within the United States and internationally, AIR will be the preeminent organization that

The University of Michigan is a top public research university located in Michigan. The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

IACP will develop and conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to identify TTA needs for each task force. The SWOT analysis will be conducted using electronic surveying and phone interviews. Based on the outcome of the assessments, in consultation with BJA, IACP will develop/enhance/refine training for delivery to the ECM task forces.

IACP will develop and conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to identify TTA needs for each task force. The SWOT analysis will be conducted using electronic surveying and phone interviews. Based on the outcome of the assessments, in consultation with BJA, IACP will develop/enhance/refine training for delivery to the ECM task forces.

TA providers conducted a 2 day site visit August 14-15, 2019. This included a presentation at the Bernalillo County Leadership Meeting on the goals of the grant and the Stepping Up Initiative, a tour of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Jail and Resource Reentry Center. This included discussion of current screening and assessment practices, and meetings with the core planning team to discuss grant deliverables, progress, and the P&I guide.

IACP will develop and conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to identify TTA needs for each task force. The SWOT analysis will be conducted using electronic surveying and phone interviews. Based on the outcome of the assessments, in consultation with BJA, IACP will develop/enhance/refine training for delivery to the ECM task forces.

The Heart of Texas HTTF (based in Waco, McLennan Co., TX) has requested technical assistance and training on investigating and prosecuting cases in which the victims decline to participate as witnesses. The primary contact for this TA request, Susan Peters (director of the primary VSP) has stated that they have struggled with this a bit, particularly on the prosecution side, which is consistent with observations made during the site visit conducted in April 2019.

CSG Justice Center staff held 118 contacts (via phone and email) with FY16-FY18 grantees in the month of June.