Community Policing

SME James Stark is providing ongoing assistance to the Erie site in regards to Early Action Project and overall site health

SME James Stark is providing ongoing consultation to the New Haven site in conjunction with Michael Marks and TA Lead Nancy Howard

SME Michael Marks is providing ongoing consultation to the New Haven site to assist TA lead Nancy Howard, site Program Manager, and site researchers with student program involvement and creating a program manual for the community surrounding expectations

LISC TA lead John Connelly and BJA staff member Alissa Huntoon will visit the Berea, KY BCJI site in early September

LISC will provide peer learning funds for Corning to attend the 2017 rural LISC conference in Bozeman, MT

LISC will provide peer learning funds to the Berea, KY site to attend the Rural LISC conference in Bozeman, Montana

LISC TA Lead John Connelly conducted an official site visit to FY16 implementation grantee Battle Creek.

The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department (MNPD), as part of the Nashville Public Safety Partnership (PSP) site, requested technical assistance under the BJA NTTAC Crime Analysis on Demand (CAoD) program to improve existing programming and reduce the prevalence of violent crime. MNPD identified Julie Wartell as a potential technical assistance provider. BJA NTTAC is currently working with Ms. Wartell to determine whether she can effectively fulfill this request, which will be transferred to the Option Year 1 (OY1) contract.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) requested travel support for 15 individuals from Public Safety Partnership Network (PSP) sites nationwide to attend the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana from September 11 – 13, 2017. BJA NTTAC was identified to provide this support which began in August 2017.

Per our grant, the National Govenors Association leads monthly conference with criminal justice policy advisors (CJPAs) on policy challenges, emerging state issues, and best practices. Calls have taken place the 4th Thursday of every month beginning in July, 2016 and average 10 – 25 callers on each call.

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