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Analysis Area 1: Detail the impact and cost/benefit of Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation-reduction efforts on public safety by determining how violations, revocations, and offending patterns by people on community supervision changed during the pandemic and estimating the impact of that change on public safety.

For a fire hero family who has lost a firefighter in the line of duty, the holidays can be an especially challenging time of year. For this reason, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has created the Winter Family Retreat. Open to all ages and family members. This event that will focus on service, giving back to others at the holidays, self-care, reflection, and fellowship with others. Attendees will help decorate the Memorial site and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel for the annual Tree Lighting and will attend the service.

All seven PSN regions received TTA during the reporting period. A TTA Smart Sheet tracker is kept current and circulated by CNA among the partners and BJA. Items in the tracker come from formal TTA requests received through the https://psntta.org/tta-request-form/. Refer to the Semi-Annual report submitted by CNA for additional details.

MSU directly delivered TTA to the following districts and developed resources during the reporting period from 7/1– 12/31/2022:

This webinar introduces participants to illegal darknet markets and associated forums, particularly the illicit goods and services offered, as well as successful law enforcement operations targeting these sites. Participants will gain practical knowledge on how to create anonymous accounts to access and monitor these sites and intelligence collection tactics for use in law enforcement investigations.

Cybercriminals in clearnet and darknet spaces often use tools like encrypted communication platforms in the commission of cybercrimes. This webinar introduces participants to various encrypted communication platforms and their use by online threat actors. Participants will gain technical knowledge of encrypted communication platforms and gain practical knowledge on how to conduct investigations that involve these platforms.

Cybercrimes can and have been committed by organized criminal groups. This webinar introduces participants to the notion of cyber organized crime, the cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled crimes committed by organized criminal groups, the structure and organization of cyber organized criminal groups and roles of members within these groups, and the tools used by these groups. The clearnet and darknet spaces where these groups operate will also be explored.

The “Malware-as-a-Service” webinar covers one type of “crime as a service” (CaaS) offered on clearnet and darknet spaces, namely malware as a service (MaaS). Specifically, this webinar introduces participants to MaaS, the Clearnet and Darknet sites where malware and MaaS are marketed, advertised, and sold, and information about them is distributed. Particularly, attention will be paid to the M.O., tactics, targets, and tools used by perpetrators of this cybercrime.

This webinar introduces participants to cryptocurrency and its relevance to criminal justice agents and investigations. The webinar will cover topics such as the different categories of cryptocurrency, common cryptocurrencies, the mining process, blockchain, and common cases where cryptocurrency is used or is the target of criminal activity. Participants gain basic knowledge of investigative options that are available to gather intelligence.

The Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) 2022 National Meeting, held on December 5–7, 2022, in Washington, D.C. The program is the leading federal initiative to assist state, local, and tribal efforts to break the cycle of substance misuse by enhancing the collection and analysis of controlled substance prescription data through a centralized database. The meeting gathered prescription drug monitoring program administrators from across the country, industry and federal leaders, and the general public to enhance the work of PDMPs.

The 2022 North and West Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Regional Meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 9–11, 2022. The regional meeting provided an opportunity for PDMP administrators to meet and strategize with their fellow PDMP administrators within the region and obtain information on PDMP-related issues from a regional as well as a national level.