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20240718-130153-84

Submitted by Phillip Hernandez on
Request coaching and training for the new PREA coordinator. Provide an overview of the standards, information on the role of the PREA coordinator, resources, and how to prepare for an audit.

20240718-130142-02

Submitted by Phillip Hernandez on
Provide investigator training for the Wyoming Department of Family Services. They did not have enough people for a class and an email was sent out to juvenile facilities and there was enough interest to attend the training that a second training needed to be created.

20240718-125159-15

Submitted by Phillip Hernandez on
Audit oversight, conducted by the PRC at PMO's direction, repeatedly reveals that auditors have significant misunderstandings of the standards related to the education of confined people, reporting options for sexual abuse and harassment, and the provision of emotional support services to confined people. Auditors are often referred to remediation based, in part, on the challenges they face in auditing these standards.

20240718-125136-99

Submitted by Phillip Hernandez on
PREA Standard 115.21(d) requires agencies to ?attempt to make available to the victim a victim advocate from a rape crisis center. If a rape crisis center is not available to provide victim advocate services, the agency shall make available to provide these services a qualified staff member from a community-based organization, or a qualified agency staff member.? There has been a concerted effort to educate both corrections and advocates about the importance of partnering to provide services to incarcerated survivors.

20240718-114753-45

Submitted by Phillip Hernandez on

The PREA Resource Center (PRC) piloted the PREA Academy Investigations Training (PAIT) between November 27,
2023, and February 23, 2024, for corrections professionals responsible for conducting administrative sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations at their facilities. The 11-week online course included both knowledge and skills-based learning approaches. The PRC designed PAIT to train and guide learners as they develop and build the knowledge and skills required to conduct high-quality sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations in

20240718-91646-63

Submitted by Mrs. Edie M Crum on

The Bureau of Justice Programs (BJA) State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and experts from the state and local community—including the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC).

20240718-91316-22

Submitted by Mrs. Edie M Crum on

The Bureau of Justice Programs (BJA) State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and experts from the state and local community—including the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC).

20240718-90852-19

Submitted by Mrs. Edie M Crum on

The Bureau of Justice Programs (BJA) State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and experts from the state and local community—including the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC).

20240717-151024-73

Submitted by Mrs. Edie M Crum on

The Bureau of Justice Programs (BJA) State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Information Sharing Technical Assistance Program is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and experts from the state and local community—including the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC).

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