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Richmond PD T3 training for patrol officers.

We are requesting assistance from NTTAC to have a population analysis conducted of our ten county jails focused specifically on those inmates who are incarcerated pending adjudication of their cases. This is the first of three planned steps to bring about statewide bail reform in New Hampshire. This jail population analysis will give us a better idea of who we have in our jails pretrial, what is keeping them there (i.e., money bond amounts), how long they stay, and whether they need to be there.

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices is requesting funding support for staff time needed to plan, organize, and host a two-day institute for governors’ criminal justice policy advisors and directors of state administering agencies.

The workshop will present information on the potential of using data gathered through a state’s BJA-sponsored Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to combat communities’ struggles with opioid use. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about existing partnerships in Maryland between law enforcement and the parole and probation community. These partnerships have allowed for collaboration and discussion around the results of substance abuse testing, and the relationships between releases and community services related to substance abuse and mental health.

BJA would like to make a training video specifically on RSAT MAT programming. This video will not focus on just one county RSAT program, but include RSAT MAT programs operating in state prisons and local jails as well as the federal prisons for both men and women. Currently, AHP have identified prison MAT programs we would feature in Missouri as well as Massachusetts as well as a dozen county jail MAT programs across New England.

The Greenville Police Department would like to reduce crime by Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). We are currently working on Fair and Impartial Policing initiatives along with Community Policing to become more active and involved in our local communities. Due to limited funds we only have two officers certified in CPTED and cannot meet the community demands.

BJA requests Mr. Stewart Bruce speak at the 2015 National Sheriff’s Association Conference. The meeting is scheduled for June 26 – July 1, 2015, in Baltimore, MD. The session will cover the crime analysis on demand initiative and the session is 60 minutes long, including a question and answer session.

Over the last few years, Gary Police Department (GPD) has started to use data more and we now have a full time crime analyst. Currently our efforts have focused on data that shows historical trends, comparisons between timeframes, and documents previous months efforts. We would like to start using data more proactively, in real time, to make decisions about deployment and to help identify strategies and tactics that are customized to high-crime neighborhoods.

The city has areas that are run down and unkempt resulting in community blight that is unattractive to homeowners and businesses. There are a large number (some 8000) abandoned buildings, although the city has started a demolition effort. Much of the housing stock is rental property providing no incentive for maintaining the property and we've seen limited landlord engagement to keep the properties up. Gary has seen a drop in population over the last decade, resulting in fewer jobs and businesses. This has led to buildings being abandoned and allowed to deteriorate.

I would like to request on behalf of my Department - the San Mateo Police Department - help with developing and improving our crime analysis program. I have heard that you have a two phased approach in which you can send an expert to our department to do an onsite review of crime analysis program and make recommendations for improvement. The 2nd phase of the approach is the implementation of some of the recommendations based on how intensive they will be. Hopefully I'm correct in my understanding and you can help me with this.