Other Law Enforcement

Office hours held with PA1/PA2 SAKI Grantees that are statewide agencies. There are multiple cohorts of PA1/PA2 statewide agencies. These Office Hours are meant to covey SAKI Program updates and solicit TTA needs and questions from similar SAKI Grantees.

Office hours held with PA1/PA2 SAKI Grantees that are local agencies. There are multiple cohorts of PA1/PA2 Local Agencies. These Office Hours are meant to covey SAKI Program updates and solicit TTA needs and questions from similar SAKI Grantees.

This session, which is part of an ongoing peer networking series, provided attendees with a facilitated discussion focused on opportunities and strategies for RVCRI project sustainability.

This session served as a follow-up to the November 2023 Knowledge Sharing Event. Through this presentation, participants learned about Greenville’s (MS) strategic approach to place-based economic development and revitalization efforts that help support increased community safety. Participants also learned more about the range of potential partners for this work and how they could be of value and assistance to rural law enforcement agencies.

IIR is recognized for recruiting and retaining the very best SMEs and instructors, ensuring an ongoing infusion of new talent, and employing an internal vetting process for all contractors. IIR will continue to identify, vet, and utilize new instructors, as needed, on an ongoing basis to ensure that relevant experience, diversity, and a range of expertise are available to the program. SMEs will be utilized to support curricula development, instructional efforts, and providing needed resources in support of this program.

Virtual Course: In October 2024, all seven course modules, quizzes, and student handbooks were completed and the package submitted to BJA for review and approval. By the end of this reporting period, the course package was still in review by BJA.

During this reporting period, there were no peer-to-peer technical assistance requests received or recommended by BJA. For cost savings, virtual peer exchanges may also be considered as online virtual platforms have been integrated into IIR’s core operations.

The CenTF website includes task force-related TTA offerings, both on-site and online, and a wealth of field-related resources. The CenTF website continues to be maintained and monitored by the IIR team.

During the reporting period, 58 inquiries were submitted and responded to via the CenTF website, 311 new users registered for the training, and 1,408 certificates of completion were earned across four online courses:

IIR ensures that there is, within the Leadership lesson of the Fundamentals of Task Force Operations Training curriculum, instruction on the importance of data collection, as well as the value of performance measures to determine and demonstrate the effectives of the task force in addressing and reducing crime. Instruction further includes guidance on setting performance objectives, identifying key performance indicators, and an explanation of how performance measurement is used to develop task force strategies, goals, and objectives.

Two quarterly reports, for periods April 1 to June 30, 2024, and July 1 to
September 30, 2024, were provided to BJA during the reporting period and included details regarding the development of the virtual course and the podcast series. The report also detailed the number of certificates of completion earned for the four online training offerings.